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 ...

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

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

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.

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

The Russian-Chinese joint venture expects the first ARC7 class container ship to be commissioned in 2027. As Rosatom commissions more nuclear-powered icebreakers, prospects are becoming more realistic ...

Chinese officials believe that the Arctic ice cap may melt by 2050, opening the Northern Sea Route to China's commercial shipping fleet. That would cut off about a third of current shipping routes.

Beijing described its vision for a “Polar Silk Road,” linking Asia to Europe by developing shipping routes like the Northern Sea Route across the Arctic and down to China. That route ...

For India, this route offers reduced transit times and potential cost savings. However, compared to China, already extensively using the NSR, the distance savings for India might be less pronounced.

China has rapidly expanded its own underwater ... as an alternative to the southern routes via the Suez or Panama Canals. The Arctic route can cut transit times down by as much as 20 days.

Norwegian royals' visit to Svalbard highlights the Arctic's growing strategic importance amidst rising global interest from ...

the U.S., and other allies with Arctic interests and represent an important countermove to Russia-China collaboration. Canadian leadership in establishing and operating the new container route is ...