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Arctic Shipping an Evolution , not a Revolution

18 05 2012

What is the future of shipping in the Arctic? Many are following the developments in the Arctic closely, not only the nature and its ways, but the legal regime and environment as well. Amongst those are the shipping companies who could utilize the Arctic Shipping routes. Arctic Portal met up with a CEO of a shipping company in Norway, the Tschudi shipping company. Tschudi Shipping Company is a privately controlled Norwegian shipowning...

Architecture in Antarctica
15 05 2012
It was down to faith. That is the reason Hugh Brou…Read more
Yacht sail and research this summer
14 05 2012
Researchers have a unique opportunity to travel ar…Read more
Good process in Swedish chairmanship
10 05 2012
Sweden are the shair of the Arctic Council. The Sw…Read more
Key findings of the ASTI program
09 05 2012
The Arctic Species Trend Index is the latest headl…Read more
Cod growing due to global warming
07 05 2012
Researchers in agriculture had anticipated the Nor…Read more
Lack of information on Arctic oil spill
07 05 2012
Too little information about damage from the Trebs…Read more
Read about IPY 2012 in Montreal
04 05 2012
The IPY 2012 conference in Montréal, Canada, was a…Read more
Greatest warming in Scandinavia
04 05 2012
Predictions of the European Environmental Agency o…Read more
Polar bear shot near Nuuk
04 05 2012
A polar bear was shot near Nuuk in Greenland this …Read more

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International Polar Year 2012

04 05 2012

Under the auspices of International Polar Year, co – sponsored by the International Council for Science and the World Meteorological Organization, more than 3,000 scientists from all over the world came together during the IPY 2012 ´´From Knowledge to Action´´ Conference, to greatly contribute to this knowledge sharing and current...

System of Individual Transferable Quotas
29 03 2012
Various characteristics of Icelandic economy seem …Read more
IPY 2012 - From Knowledge to Action
28 03 2012
Under the auspices of the IPY 2007-2008, co-sponso…Read more
Permafrost
28 03 2012
Permafrost covers a large area of the Arctic…Read more
Aquaculture in the Arctic
16 03 2012
Aquaculture is an important part of the food secto…Read more
Nordic Council of Ministers
09 03 2012
The cornerstone of Nordic cooperation is the Nordi…Read more
What is Permafrost?
17 02 2012
Permafrost covers a large area of the Arctic and a…Read more
Gateway to renewable energy activities
01 02 2012
Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) is seeki…Read more
UArctic´s Thematic Network
26 01 2012
"In the North, for the North, by the North" - the …Read more
Friends with a leopard seal
17 10 2011
Paul Nicklen uses his camera to reveal the nature …Read more

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