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The Northeast Passage (NEP) is relatively easier owing to lower overall ice extent and open water in the Barents Sea. Unlike similar latitudes in Alaska or in Canada, this area remains ice-free due to currents of warm water from the Gulf Stream, feeding into the North Atlantic. For both the NSR and NEP, in summer months the sea ice recedes more ...
The Arctic Bridge shipping route (blue line at map) is hoped to link North America to markets in Europe and Asia using ice-free routes across the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Bridge or Arctic Sea Bridge is a seasonal sea route approximately 6,700 kilometres (4,200 mi; 3,600 NM) long linking Russia to Canada, specifically the Russian port of Murmansk to the Hudson Bay port of Churchill, Manitoba.
1.2 Canada. 1.3 Greenland. ... Download QR code; Print/export ... This is a list of ports and harbors of the Arctic Ocean. The entries are sorted travelling ...
The Port and the Hudson Bay Railway were sold to Arctic Gateway Group — a consortium of First Nations, local governments, and corporate investors — in 2018. [10] On July 9, 2019, ships on missions to resupply arctic communities began stopping at the port for additional cargo, [11] and the port began shipping grain again on September 7, 2019 ...
The uncertainty related to physical damage to ships is also thought to translate into higher insurance premiums, [27] especially because of the technical challenges posed by Arctic navigation (as of 2014, only 12 percent of Canada's Arctic waters have been charted to modern standards).
The naval station was originally planned to be the home port of the Arctic offshore patrol ships that were proposed under the Harper government plan. [3] [4] These ships have ice-breaking capability and help the government's goal to enforce Canada's sovereignty over the region.
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The port and the Hudson Bay Railway were then sold to the Arctic Gateway Group—a consortium of First Nations, local governments, and corporate investors—in 2018. [25] On 9 July 2019, ships resupplying Arctic communities began stopping at the port for additional cargo, [26] and the port began shipping grain again on 7 September 2019. [27]