Chinese container ships have been authorised by Russia to cross the Arctic Ocean on the Northeast Passage without icebreakers. The ships include the NEWNEW PANDA 1 (42,000 tonnes, 264 metres long), making it one of the largest container ships to cross the Arctic. However, the Panamax ship does not have an ice class,...
Chinese container ships have been authorised by Russia to cross the Arctic Ocean on the Northeast Passage without icebreakers. The ships include the NEWNEW PANDA 1 (42,000 tonnes, 264 metres long), making it one of the largest container ships to cross the Arctic. However, the Panamax ship does not have an ice class,...
It can happen that quickly: can you come to terms with such a "role model"? The photos of the new Damen ASD 3010 ICE class multifunctional tug LNS "Lokys" (H 24) for the Lithuanian Navy were taken on the delivery voyage from Rotterdam to Klaipeda on 4 May 2025 in the Kiel Canal. On Monday, 12 May, nine...
Russia must expand its production capacities for icebreakers if it wants to achieve its goals for expanding trade via the Arctic North-East Passage, as Russia lacks ice-class vessels. Alternative route Russia has been planning for some time to expand the North-East Passage as an alternative to the Suez Canal and to open up trade via this northern route as early as next...
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