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Here are the top five stories of August, in case you missed it.
1. China Launches 18-Day Arctic Express Containership Route To Europe With Stops in UK, Germany, Poland:
A Chinese shipping company is set to launch the first liner-type container shipping route via the Arctic.
2. Alaska Ready to Host Trump’s Meeting With Putin:
The presidents of the USA and Russia met in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine
3. Trump Places Greenland Under US Northern Command:
Greenland is now shifted from the US European Command area of responsibility to the US Northern Command area of responsibility.
4. French Shipyard Halts Service for Russian LNG Fleet, Leaving Danish Yard as Sole Western Provider:
A French shipyard’s decision to stop servicing Russian liquefied natural gas vessels isolates the country’s Arctic fleet, shifts maintenance burden to Danish yard.
5. Putin and Trump With Joint Press Conference in Alaska:
The summit between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump happened in Alaska in August.