The potential savings, in both time and money, explains why China and other nations are closely observing the Arctic and its potential for global shipping. Understanding Northern Sea Route’s ...

Moscow sees China, India, and other Asian powers as critical for the future of the Northern Sea Route, but their involvement ...

China’s support for Russia is fuelling Western ... to Beijing in May the two countries vowed to “promote the Arctic route as an important international transport corridor” and encourage ...

The route’s Russian operator is building more nuclear-powered icebreakers, as it anticipates a significant rise in voyages by ...

Russia, which controls this route, sees the Arctic as a good opportunity to boost its economic development. As for China, it views the Northern Sea Route as an essential component of its Belt and ...

Sandwiched between Finland and Russia 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Kirkenes rests near the opening of the most viable polar shipping route linking China to Europe. As the sea ice retreats ...

As Arctic ice melts, global powers seize new opportunities to extract oil, speed up trade and boost their military presence.

NORTHAM: Russia does send crude to China via pipeline ... NORTHAM: Katona says using the Arctic route has long appealed to shipping companies because it can cut enormous amounts of time from ...

Four hundred kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, in the Norwegian port of Kirkenes, there are still some who dream that this sleepy town will one day become an important shipping hub.

And it provides the shortest route from the North Atlantic ... Seven out of eight Arctic nations are members of NATO; they may have to reinvent China’s techniques if they or their partners ...