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Proposes center for supply and logistics in the Arctic

Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast Igor Orlov wants to establish a center for delivery of supplies to settlements in the Arctic.
March 11, 2016

Government outlines Arctic priority zones

Russian Arctic development will be concentrated around a few special support zones, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin says.
March 10, 2016

Chilingarov: Ice-based Arctic research station in jeopardy

Russia could be left without a floating research station in the Arctic this year because of lack of financing, polar researcher Artur Chilingarov warns.
March 10, 2016

Japan wants more Arctic cooperation with Russia

Japan’s Ambassador in Charge of Arctic Affairs, Kazuko Shiraishi outlines three main areas of cooperation between Russia and Japan in the Arctic; research, the Northern Sea Route and the Yamal liquefied natural gas project.
March 08, 2016

Both Northeast and Northwest passages open for cruise vessels this summer

Do you want to sail through spectacular Arctic icy waters with landings at some of the most remote places on this planet? Prices start at $21,000 per person.
March 04, 2016

Rogozin brings Arctic Commission to Murmansk

The presidium of Russia’s State Commission for the Arctic plans to hold its next meeting in Murmansk on March 9.
March 01, 2016

“Arktika” to be launched in May

Construction of the world’s largest and most powerful nuclear-powered icebreaker is going at full speed. Baltic Shipyard plans to put the vessel on water in three months.
February 25, 2016

50 shades of Arctic

Throughout 2016 the U.S. Arctic Council Chairmanship will be looking at the connections that each U.S. state enjoys with the Arctic.
February 25, 2016

More delays for world’s biggest conventional icebreaker

Western sanctions hamper construction progress with the «Viktor Chernomyrdin», representatives of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation say.
February 19, 2016

Moves regional preparedness headquarters to Murmansk

Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations moves its headquarters for the Northwestern region from St. Petersburg to Murmansk.
February 17, 2016

China wants to join Russia in Arctic expedition

Beijing hopes to organize a joint Arctic research expedition together with Russia this summer.
February 09, 2016

Government wants to give more money to Store Norske

Norway’s Government is asking Parliament to support Svalbard coal company Store Norske with loans and aid.
February 08, 2016

New model predicts flow of Greenland’s glaciers

Greenland’s glaciers are shedding ice at faster rates, dumping mass into ocean waters and driving up sea levels.
February 05, 2016

American-Chinese cooperation on Northern Sea Route

The American Bureau of Shipping and Chinese COSCO have agreed to cooperate on development of the Northern Sea Route as an international trading route.
February 03, 2016

Patriarch encroaches on Arctic Museum

The world’s biggest museum devoted to Polar history, the Russian Museum of the Arctic and Antarctica, might be kicked out of its premises in St. Petersburg by the Russian Orthodox Church.
February 02, 2016

North Korea signs Svalbard Treaty

Signing the Svalbard treaty gives North Korea the right to conduct economic and scientific activities on the Arctic archipelago.
February 02, 2016

Arctic soldiers training with reindeer

Soldiers from the Northern Fleet’s Arctic Brigade have for the first time learned how to use traditional means of transportation of the indigenous peoples of the North – reindeer and dog sledding.
February 01, 2016

Fourth rescue vessel for Arctic delivered

Russia's Nevsky Shipyard has delivered the fourth and final vessel in a series of icebreaking rescuers.
January 29, 2016

Keskitalo calls for new leadership

“History tells us its not enough to trust that those taking decisions will take the right decisions,” President of the Sami Parliament Aili Keskitalo says.
January 26, 2016

Indigeneous people’s secretariat moves to Tromsø

The Arctic capital of Norway strengthens its position as Arctic hub as the Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat (IPS) moves to town.
January 25, 2016

This is Russia’s new man in Svalbard

Vyacheslav Nikolayev takes over the post as General Consul in Spitsbergen.
January 25, 2016

”Arctic is top priority for USA”

There is a new sense of urgency in the White House about Arctic affairs, Admiral Papp says in his address at the Arctic Frontiers.
January 25, 2016

Russia to present territorial claims to UN next month

Russia will present its to claim to extend the borders of its continental shelf in the Arctic to the UN on February 9.
January 25, 2016

Record-high participation at 10th Arctic Frontiers

More than 1,400 delegates from around the globe are gathered in Tromsø this week to discuss the balance between the hunt for resources and the need for environmental protection of the Arctic.
January 25, 2016

We team up with circumpolar news network

The Independent Barents Observer is happy to announce partnership with Eye on the Arctic, a circumpolar media cooperation project bringing together print, broadcast and web journalists from the Arctic nations coordinated by Radio Canada International.
January 24, 2016

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