World | FOCUS Oct 21, 2020
As the Arctic's attractions mount, Greenland is a security black hole
by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen
Shrinking sea ice in the remote region has fast-tracked a race among global powers for control over resources and waterways.
World / Science & Health Sep 22, 2020
'Devastating' loss pushes Arctic sea ice to second-lowest level on record
by Cassandra Garrison and Natalie Thomas
This year's decline was especially fast between Aug. 31 and Sept. 5, thanks to warm air coming off a heat wave in Siberia almost certainly caused by climate change.
World / Science & Health Sep 15, 2020
Sea of slush: Arctic sea ice lows mark a new polar climate regime
by Natalie Thomas and Cassandra Garrison
With climate change driving up Arctic temperatures, the once-solid sea ice cover has been shrinking to stark, new lows in recent years.
Business Mar 29, 2018
Japan's first ice-breaking LNG tanker enters service in Arctic Ocean
Shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. put an ice-breaking tanker into service in the Arctic Ocean on Thursday to transport liquefied natural gas from a Russian plant to Europe, becoming the first Japanese firm to own and operate such a vessel. The Vladimir Rusanov will ...
Business / Corporate Jul 9, 2014
Officials from shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. announced Wednesday their company will begin transporting liquefied natural gas through the Arctic Ocean in 2018 — making it the first company in the world to tap the sea as a regular transit route. Using icebreakers and ...