BUSINESS Rise in Unwanted Activity Ahead of Andøya Spaceport Opening: Police Urges the Public to Be Alert Oct 13 2023 - 14:46 The Nordland police report an increase in their attention to all areas with strategic…
BUSINESS Putin Green-lights Novatek’s Massive Murmansk LNG Project Oct 10 2023 - 09:30 Novatek's planned Murmansk LNG plant has cleared a key hurdle. The project will…
BUSINESS Chinese Container Ship Completes First Round Trip Voyage Across Arctic Oct 09 2023 - 09:50 A Chinese container ship has completed a three-months round trip voyage from the…
Business India Looking To Cooperate With Russia on Development of Arctic Northern Sea Route Oct 06 2023 - 09:00 Following an initial high-level meeting between Indian and Russian officials in India…
Business Norway Supplied Almost Half of German Natural Gas Imports During First Nine Months of 2023 Oct 03 2023 - 09:02 Norway has now fully adopted Russia’s role as Germany’s largest gas supplier. Norway…
Business New Owners Expect to Complete Acquisition of Norwegian Arctic Mine This Year Sep 21 2023 - 08:51 The Swedish mineral company Grangex expects to complete the acquisition of the…
Business Hundreds Join Protest Against Equinor's Oil Project in Canada Sep 18 2023 - 14:15 Youth climate demonstrators from St. John’s in Canadian province Newfoundland and…
Business Russia Sends Oil Tanker Without Ice Protection Through Arctic For First Time Sep 12 2023 - 09:35 In a sign of things to come Russia has sent the first non-ice class Aframax oil…
ARCTIC LIVING Life on the Arctic Coast: Agnete and Her Family Manages a Fish Processing Plant in Skårvågen Sep 08 2023 - 10:38 Bø in Vesterålen, Northern Norway (High North News): Agnete Skog's (30) career started with cutting cod tongues at six. At the age of 23, she became factory manager of the fish processing plant in Skårvågen – and likely Norway's youngest female fishmonger.
ARCTIC LIVING Life on the Arctic Coast: Coxswain Kim Roger Stays Calm When Put to the Test Sep 05 2023 - 14:07 Sørvågen, Lofoten (High North News): Coxswain Kim Roger Benonisen (38) from Sørvågen started his fishing career 20 years ago. In 2016, he and his crew shipwrecked outside the Lofoten town. During a gale, the seine got caught in the propeller, and the boat lost engine power. "We kept calm and worked systematically," he says.
ARCTIC LIVING Life on the Arctic Coast: Johan (23) Manages a Fish Factory in Lofoten Sep 05 2023 - 12:30 Sørvågen, Lofoten (High North News): Although he did not plan on becoming manager of a fish processing plant, Johan Larsen landed the part at only 22. However, he did not have a brutal start as the fourth generation of the family business: "I have learned most of what I need to know throughout my upbringing."
BUSINESS Gazprom Sends First-Ever Shipment of Baltic LNG to China via the Arctic Aug 29 2023 - 09:49 Natural gas company Gazprom has become Russia’s second energy corporation to send…
Business Chinese Container Ship Transits Arctic, More Oil Tankers and Massive Bulk Carrier Also En Route Aug 21 2023 - 07:36 Last week the Northern Sea Route saw a container ship similar in size to the Venta…
Business Swedish Steel Company Must Import Iron Ore From Abroad Instead of Neighboring Town Aug 15 2023 - 12:31 Disagreements about the Swedish Iron Ore Line's capacity have led the steel company…