BigRoll Shipping has taken delivery of its first MC Class vessel to be deployed in transportation for construction on the Yamal LNG project.

Sinotrans Shipping has entered into agreements to form joint ventures with Dynagas and China LNG Shipping (CLNG) to participate in the Arctic LNG transportation market.

Sinotrans Shipping is working on a joint venture to get into the LNG shipping business from the Arctic.

New regulatory standards for Arctic ship operations must be agreed at the IMO, and not by individual nations, ICS has stressed at an Oslo summit.

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has penned an agreement with South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) on design approval and survey under construction of a new series of 42,000 dwt Arctic shuttle oil tankers.

The Northern Sea Route (NSR) offers “limited opportunities” to shipping according to a study by US think tank The Arctic Institute.

Weathernews is predicting that the Northern Sea Route (NSR) via the Arctic Sea round northern Russia will open from mid-August, while the northwestern passage via Canada will open shortly thereafter.

A set of five Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines will power the world’s first LNG-fuelled icebreaker, under construction at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard in Finland.

Declining sea ice is creating new possibilities for industrial activities in the Arctic, yet the region is highly variable in its resources and conditions, creating a complex risk picture.  To date, debates have been polarized and focused more on...

The dream of using the Northern Sea Route from Europe to Asia has been around for over 100 years. This is increasingly becoming a reality now with China even dubbing it the “Golden Waterway” with predictions that up to 15% of its international...