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 Oct 12, 2020
The world's biggest expedition to the North Pole arrived back in Germany Monday, more than a year after it set off to collect information to understand the effects of climate change on the Arctic. "It is now back," said Antje Boetius, director of the Alfred ...
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 ...