Tag: Arctic

  • Cory Plans for the Coldest Journey

    Logistics expert Cory Brothers will be ensuring the start of Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ trans-Antarctic expedition gets underway without hitch by lending its agency and logistic services while the research ship, […]

  • Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreaker

    Russia’s plans to build the world’s biggest nuclear-powered icebreaker could attract more trade to the country, says a leading UK analyst. The new ship is meant to be more efficient […]

  • Breaking the Ice

    The ever-shrinking ice cap is bringing new challenges to Canadian policy makers; navigability of the North-West passage and access to offshore resources.  Breaking the Ice: China’s Emerging Arctic Strategy By […]

  • Ice at Record Low

     The Arctic has lost more sea ice this year than at any time since satellite records began in 1979, Nasa says. Arctic sea ice reaches record low, Nasa says The […]

  • Arctic Security

    Melting Arctic ice is causing new challenges for the U.S. in terms of Arctic security. For example, the decreasing presence of ice will mean new shipping lanes opening, increased tourism, […]

  • Federal Mapping Tool Expanded to Arctic

    A federal interactive online mapping tool used by emergency responders during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been expanded to include the Arctic, helping address challenges posed by increasing ship […]

  • Risk and Rewards

    Lloyd’s of London has published research by think-tank Chatham House into the “unprecedented and disruptive change” currently underway in the Arctic region and its implications for shipping, as well as […]

  • Cold War in the Arctic

    The U.S. and other countries are building up their military presence in the Arctic to help exploit its riches – and protect shifting borders. As ice cap melts, militaries vie […]

  • The Arctic Ocean

    Melting ice in the Arctic may not be good for species that live there, but it does mean those icy waters are much more accessible and cost-effective places to drill […]