China-Russia Arctic Shipping Push Accelerates With New Ice-Class Container Ships

China’s NewNew Shipping Line and Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom are advancing plans to build five large ice-class container ships aimed at making commercial shipping on the Northern Sea Ro...

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Northern Fleet ships set course for the Northern Sea Route

Over the coming months, warships and support vessels will carry out long-distance voyages in the Arctic Ocean.

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Make icebreakers the new Canadian specialty - The Hill Times

In the context of trade routes, mineral exploration, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s constant threats to annex both Canada and Greenland, the North is the key area of focus for our preparations.

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Two million nautical miles in the service of research

On 26 August 2026, the Polarstern achieved an impressive milestone: the German research icebreaker has covered a full two million nautical miles since it entered service on 9 December 1982. Of course,...

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South Korea ship to test Arctic commercial route amid Western concerns

A South Korean container ship sets sail on Saturday for Europe via the Arctic in the nation's first commercial voyage on the ​route to test its viability, with the hope of turning ‌the southeastern po...

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Twin Icebreaker Projects Progressing at Bollinger’s Gulf Coast Yards - USNI News

PASCAGOULA, MISS. — The rose-brown hull of the first heavy polar icebreaker for the Coast Guard is taking shape after years of delays on the Gulf Coast. The stern sections of the future USCGC Polar Se...

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Canada’s largest icebreaker reaches the North Pole - Canada.ca

Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Louis S. St-Laurent, Canada’s largest, most powerful icebreaker, reached the North Pole on August 16 as part of its 2026 Arctic deployment.

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Greenland Energy postpones winter drilling after landing gear without permission - ArcticToday

Greenland Energy Company said it will not drill for oil in East Greenland this winter, two weeks after Greenland's Ministry of Mineral Resources reprimanded its joint venture partner for putting equip...

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Trump Administration Kills Annual Arctic Report Card

The top of the world is warming faster than any other region. For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card chronicled the extraordinary transformation.

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Taking Greenland won't fix the US's problems in the Arctic, experts say

Talk of buying or taking Greenland distracts from the more important task of investing in the Arctic territory the US already has, experts say.

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Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts

The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many.

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New Zealand signs Scott Base construction deal in Antarctica

New Zealand has signed a construction contract to rebuild its Scott Base research station in Antarctica, reviving ​a project that was paused more than two years ago ‌for a redesign to cut costs, Antar...

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One of America's Three Icebreakers Suffers "Significant" Breakdown

The medium icebreaker USCGC Healy had a significant engineering casualty during recent operations off the coast of Port Angeles, Washington, according...

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Sanctioned Heavy-Lift Ships Deliver Key Arctic LNG 2 Modules to Russia, Pointing to Construction Restart

Two sanctioned heavy-lift vessels carrying key top-side modules for Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project have arrived at Novatek’s Belokamenka construction yard after a journey of nearly 2½ months from easte...

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Russia's Arctic bases sit near-naked as air defenses vanish to guard Moscow and refineries burning inland - Euromaidan Press

Satellite images show S-300 and S-400 batteries gone from long-held sites near Rogachevo and the nuclear-submarine city of Severodvinsk, RFE/RL says.

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Russian nuclear icebreaker escorts North Pole platform from Greenland Sea - ArcticToday

After 21 months of drifting across the Arctic Ocean, Russia’s Severny Polus (North Pole) research station was this week escorted out of the ice. After almost two years of drifting with the currents th...

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Calian and Atlantic Canadian partners form Canada's first integrated Arctic Maritime ...

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Calian Group Ltd. (TSX: CGY), a mission-critical solutions company focused on defence, space, healthcare and other strategic infrastructure sectors, ...

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Ship with notorious history gets new lease on life in our region

Having survived harsh environments, insolvency and even a run in with the Venezuelan navy, the reborn Heritage Adventurer is now running bucket-list trips in our region.

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U.S. Coast Guard Issues RFP for Next-Generation Light Icebreaking Cutters

The U.S. Coast Guard has formally launched the procurement process for its next generation of light icebreakers, issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for up to seven Homeland Security Cutter-Light...

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Four Chinese icebreaking research vessels set off on Arctic expedition

One of the vessels, Tansuo-3, is equipped with a moon pool, allowing it to deploy a crewed deep-sea submersible for scientific exploration of the Arctic seabed.

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Railotech (@Railotech) on X

In our latest #ArcticPassion News article, we recap the development of @CoastGuardCAN's new heavy polar #icebreaker that is currently under construction at @Seaspan Vancouver shipyards. https://t.co/...

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Railotech (@Railotech) on X

The construction of the first @USCG #ArcticSecurityCutter ordered from @chantierdavie @HelsinkiYard began today 🥳 https://t.co/Wr1icrHSEe https://t.co/EaBi9ISZyj

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Japanese team develops method for estimating Arctic sea ice thickness | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

Japanese researchers have developed a new method for estimating the thickness of the Arctic sea ice, using satellite-derived data.

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Odesa icebreaker completes fifth Antarctic season

The fifth Antarctic season of the Ukrainian research icebreaker Noosphere has ended.

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Seaspan advances construction of Canada’s new polar icebreaker – Chamber of Shipping

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Canadian Coast Guard getting $816M to boost Arctic security, secure southern waters | CBC News

Canada will pump $816 million into maritime security over the next seven years to strengthen the coast guard's capabilities from the arctic to the southern coast lines, Defence Minister David McGuinty...

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Giant iceberg with shipping containers spotted off Antarctica

Details of how the shipping containers ended up on a giant iceberg have been revealed in one of the more unusual reports tabled at the annual meeting of Antarctic Treaty nations.

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3 Dead of Suspected Hantavirus Infections on Cruise Ship, W.H.O. Says

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