SCF: Northern Sea Route’s Traffic Volume Set to Triple by 2020

Commercial shipping in the Arctic will undoubtedly continue to grow strongly, according to Evgeny Ambrosov, Senior Executive Vice-President of Russian shipping company Sovcomflot.

Nordic Bulk Carriers in Russian Coal Shipping Deal

Shipping firm Nordic Bulk Carriers and Arctic Mining Company, managed by Russia’s VostokCoal, have signed an agreement on the increase of cargo transportation from the Taimyr Peninsula to 30 million tons per year.

Spotted: Happy Rover Sails the North Pole in One Season

In today’s spotted we bring you an image of BigLift Shipping’s Happy Rover that became the first heavy lift vessel ever to have sailed the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and the Northwest Passage within one season.