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Russia blocks Greenpeace ship from entering Arctic waters
2013-08-21 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Russia has blocked a Greenpeace ship from entering Arctic waters where the environmentalist group was planning to protest against oil exploration activities by Rosneft and Exxon Mobil, the group has said. Russian authorities had denied the icebreaker Arctic Sunrise entry to the Northern Sea Route, citing questions over the vessel's ice strengthening, Greenpeace said in a statement. It said the Arctic Sunrise has a higher ice classification than many of the more than 400 vessels that have been...
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Climate Change Is Opening the Door to Arctic Shipping
2013-08-20 12:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: For a ship on a mission of worldwide importance, the Yong Sheng is a distinctly unimpressive sight. The grey and green hull of the 19,000-metric-ton cargo vessel, operated by China's state-owned Cosco Group, is streaked with rust, while its cargo of steel and heavy equipment would best be described as prosaic. Yet the Yong Sheng's journey, which began on August 8 from Dalian, a port in northeastern China, to Rotterdam is being watched with fascination by politicians and scientists. They are intrigued,...
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The cold war: how sea ice impacts on Arctic operations
2013-08-15 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Ice floes forced Shell to stop drilling operations in the Arctic and the threat is set to escalate as summer sea ice disappears at an accelerated rate. Julian Turner talks to Professor Ola M. Johannessen of the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing
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Swedish Maritime testing new monitoring system for Arctic shipping
2013-08-15 01:00:00| Ship Technology
The Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) is testing a new monitoring system for Arctic maritime traffic on its icebreaker 'Oden'.
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Chinese cargo ship sails to Europe through shorter Arctic trade route
2013-08-13 01:00:00| Ship Technology
A 19,000t cargo vessel operated by China's Cosco Group has started its journey to Europe via the Arctic Northeast Passage, a shortened route that could reduce shipping time between Asia and Europe.
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