Built at the Admirality shipyard in St. Petersburg, the icebreaking patrol vessel sailed around the Baltics and Scandinavia ...

As the ice melts, Moscow and Beijing want to use the shorter Northern Sea Route to ship goods via the Arctic, avoiding ...

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has launched Japan’s first Arctic research vessel, named Mirai II. The construction of the Mirai II vessel began in 2021 ...

YOKOHAMA--Japan’s first Arctic research vessel now under construction here will be capable of smashing through sea ice up to 1.2 meters thick to reach the northern polar region to study sea ...

Its name comes from the Inupiaq word for “young sea ice,” and the Sikuliaq was designed to travel in and through the edge of the Arctic ice pack. The ship ... have been deep cuts at the ...

The month-long trial shows that upgrades will allow it to complete more frequent and intensive scientific research missions, ...

Minimal Impact Cruises is set to offer five English-speaking cruises onboard Selar’s first ship, the Captain Arctic.

By Park Hye Ri The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on March 30 announced in a world first confirmation of the expansion of Atlantification of the Arctic Ocean deep into the latter's western section ...

Future polar explorers will learn about the Arctic, about how to behave in high latitudes and at sea. "Special attention will be paid to safety on the ship, during going ashore, and to how to ...

People walk past Russia’s armed icebreaking patrol ship Ivan Papanin in St. Petersburg ... purposely built to sail military patrol deep inside the Arctic ice-cap. It has multirole ...