Arctic Operations
The fervor to move shipping routes and energy business north of the Arctic Circle is palpable, as countries with physical connection and even ‘non-Arctic’
New CEO, Igor Sechin, of Russian Oil giant Rosneft highlights Arctic projects
According to a report in 'Barents Observer' Rosneft will be the main partner of Statoil and Eni in the Barents Sea,
Preparing for seismic mapping in the Barents Sea, the icebreaker "Dikson" is soon heading to Kirkenes, Norway, for equipment upgrades
Head engineer in the Sevmorgeo company,
Greenpeace Nordic intercepts Shell icebreaker to in attempt to thwart Arctic drilling
Greenpeace Nordic activists have intercepted at open sea and boarded a Shell-contracted icebreaker,
A new satellite will be used by Weathernews to provide navigational information, ice monitoring, for commercial vessels in the Arctic Ocean
The 10-kg cube-shaped satellite,
Oil from the Belomorsk Oil Base leaks into the White Sea nature reserve
Barents Oberver reports that the recently discovered oil spill now threatens marine life and sea birds in the White Sea,
The Russian-Norwegian 'Pomor-2012' naval drills will begin in the Arctic shortly
The five-day exercises will be held in the Barents and Norwegian seas involving
HMS St Albans honors Arctic heroes 70 years on
HMS St Albans has spent five days in Iceland to pay her respects to those mariners who took part in the convoys
Norway’s Ulstein yard has delivered the next generation seismic research vessel Polarcus Amani to marine geophysical company Polarcus.
The 92 mloa
WESMAR Completes Navigation & Security Sonar Installation On Arctic Expedition Cruise Ship.
WESMAR, a US manufacturer of sonar systems, today
Statoil & Rosneft have signed a co-operation agreement to jointly search for oil in the Barents Sea, See of Okhotsk
Statoil and Rosneft have signed a cooperation
Newly re-installed President Putin orders Russian Navy expansion in the Far East & Arctic zones
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to ensure the development of the Navy,
NOAA's Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) is holding a Public meeting, May 22-24, 2012, Anchorage, Alaska.
Navigation areas of focus for this public
The two biggest oil companies in Russia formalize talks over drilling in the Barents Sea
Barents Observer reports that President of Lukoil, Vagit Alekperov confirms
DNV increases its Arctic focus and acquires the oil-spill preparedness company NPS
The Arctic has large oil and gas resources and operations in this sensitive
Highlighting the need for safer navigation in Canada’s Arctic, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its report into the August 2010 grounding of the cruise ship,
Classification society Lloyd's Register draws on industry experience to issue new rules for stern-first ice-class vessels
Growing commercial opportunities in the
The first dedicated set of rules for stern-first ice-class ships has just been published by Lloyd’s Register, answering demands for technical support, as
Stonington, Conn. – The Coast Guard Foundation announced the financial support of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the Law of the Sea Institute of California's
Russia plans to open the first of 10 search & rescue centers this summer
The first, in Dudinka, will become operational in time for this year's Northern Sea Route navigable season,