IMO adopts MARPOL amendments to ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic

  The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76) has agreed to prohibit…

Russia willing to pay to lure shippers to the Arctic

  Russia wants to make its Arctic waters more attractive to shippers than the Suez Canal…

Macron asks shipping lines to shun arctic route 

French President Emmanuel Macron is calling on container lines to avoid using a new Arctic shipping…

Venta Maersk begins historic voyage through the Arctic this week 

A Maersk vessel loaded with Russian fish and South Korean electronics will this week become the…

US approves new drilling in Arctic

Eni US could begin work on oil exploration in federal waters off Alaska as soon as…

Russian helicopter crashes at sea in Arctic

A Russian helicopter with eight people on board crashed at sea in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago in…

IMO to look into ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping

The International Maritime Organiation (IMO) has agreed to take steps toward a ban on the use…

US, Canada to phase out heavy fuel oil in Arctic

The United States and Canada are moving closer to phase out the use of heavy fuel oil…

Danish shippers want IMO heavy fuel ban in Arctic

Danish shippers are calling on lawmakers in Copenhagen to push for an international ban on the…