3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (129+ words) Webinar – October 7, 2026 Join Vaisala and expert guest speakers for a webinar on how environmental intelligence can support safer, more resilient Arctic and near-Arctic operations. The discussion will explore how trusted weather and environmental data can strengthen readiness, reduce operational risk,…...

4+ day, 6+ min ago   (451+ words) The brand-new oil tanker Valentin Pikul had to wait almost three months at the Sever Bay terminal on the Taymyr Peninsula before it could load oil. The 257-metre-long Valentin Pikul was built specifically for Rosneft’s Vostok Oil project. It arrived…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (228+ words) Arctic LNG 2, a liquefied natural gas project led by Russia’s Novatek, is seeking about $1 billion in damages from South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean over cancelled tanker construction contracts, according to a disclosure by Hanwha. Arctic LNG 2, which is 60% owned by…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (77+ words) Twelve tankers sailed across the Northern Sea Route with more than ten million barrels of oil to Chinese buyers in the first eight months of 2026. Several of the oil tankers that were part of the convoy did not have sufficient…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (759+ words) NATO’s next command-and-control architecture may be emerging at Europe’s northern edge. From simulation work to uncrewed-systems trials, allies are testing how artificial intelligence, sensors and autonomous platforms can be joined into a single operational chain. As NATO in June announced…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (52+ words) Over the coming months, warships and support vessels will carry out long-distance voyages in the Arctic Ocean. The vice-admiral has extensive experience sailing in the Arctic. New New Shipping, Rosatom to build five container ships for year-round Arctic sailings News…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (433+ words) Arctic Today New Arctic carrier picks up first batch of sanctioned LNG On its maiden voyage, the Konstantin Posiet sailed across the Northern Sea Route to the Gulf of Ob, where it loaded LNG at the heavily sanctioned Arctic LNG…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (308+ words) Russia sees NATO activity in the Arctic as a direct security threat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an article published on Monday, as the alliance members boost their presence in the region in the wake of Russia’s war on…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (119+ words) Amid growing trade between China and Russia, a Chinese business delegation visited Murmansk to inspect the local seaport. The visit comes just days after the first Chinese container carrier sailed the Northern Sea Route to the Russian Arctic port city....

3+ week, 8+ min ago   (885+ words) Sea Legend, a Chinese shipping line, recently announced it was launching a regular container service between China and Europe via the Arctic. The announcement follows a trial crossing in 2025 that saw a container ship travel from the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan…...