The world’s third largest container line CMA CGM is saying no to using the Northern Sea Route (NSR) connecting Asia – Europe via the Arctic.

Russia’s LC Shipbuilding Complex Zvezda and Samsung Heavy Industries have signed an agreement to form a joint venture (jv) by the end of the year.

The change in ice conditions and recent rise in the use of the high Arctic as a trading route requires more infrastructure support to facilitate the provision of adequate insurance, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has stated in...

An icebreaking LNG carrier serving the Yamal LNG project in far North Russia has set a new record transit for July of less than eight days for the Northern Sea Route (NSR).

The IMO has agreed to take steps toward a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping, following an appeal from the Canadian government, indigenous participants and testimony from WWF-Canada.

An ice breaker and two bulk carriers are being forced to wait out the winter off Russia’s Arctic coast after the ice became to thick for safe navigation.

Arctic shipping and the North Sea Route (NSR) could receive a boost from the coming into force of the Polar Code and thawing of relations between the US and Russia according to brokers Banchero Costa.