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Finally, the lack of ports along the Arctic routes creates the need for special vessels, adapted to the ice conditions of the Arctic, with experienced crew. The lack of ports also means that container shipping is less attractive since vessels cannot exchange cargo along the way.
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. 2 Europe. ... This is a list of ports and harbors of the Arctic Ocean. ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
Warning that the NASA satellite images suggested that the Arctic had entered a "death spiral" caused by climate change, Professor Mark Serreze, a sea ice specialist at the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said: "The passages are open. It's a historic event.
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.
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]
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CCGS Samuel Risley [note 1] is a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker and buoy tender assigned to the Great Lakes area (Central and Arctic Region). Lead ship of her class, the vessel is named after Samuel Risley, the 19th century maritime inspector and first head of Board of Steamship Inspectors for Upper Canada and Ontario. [1]