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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.
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. [18] [11]
This is a list of ports and harbors of the Arctic Ocean. The entries are sorted travelling east from the International Date Line. North America. United States
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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 Chinese icebreaker Xue Long was one of the first major vessels to utilize the route during its 2012 journey through the Arctic Ocean. [6] In 2019, the German company Bremenports announced it had entered into a contract to build the Finnafjord Port in Iceland which would cater to trans-arctic shipping. [7]
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.
Two-thirds of the Arctic seas remain ice-free in summer, which is why ships have more route options. In August 2017, the first ship traversed the Northern Sea Route without the use of icebreakers. [17] According to the New York Times, this foreshadows more shipping through the Arctic, as the sea ice melts and makes shipping easier. [17]