Tag: Shipping

China's Arctic Paradox: Calling for Caution Amidst Shipping Expansion

Dr. Michael Wenger

While Chinese scientists issue urgent pleas to limit Arctic shipping to protect the region from the environmental impact, Chinese shipping companies plan on sending more and more vessels into the Arctic

Was a deckhand during Antarctic shipwreck: 30 years later he helped replace it

Rasmus Nygaard was a deckhand on the MV Nella Dan as it made it to Antarctica in 1987. Photo: Henrik Hartlev Jeppesen

Ole Ellekrog

Rasmus Nygaard was aboard the MV Nella Dan when it ran aground by Macquarie Island in 1987.

Travelogue Greenland, part 1

Guest Author

SLF biologist Christian Rixen writes about his expedition to Greenland in the footsteps of historical botanists - and climate change.

Pacifique crosses the Northwest Passage with "Que Sera"

Camille Lin

The Que Sera has been hired by Pacifique, a Geneva-based foundation that combines science, education and art on board its sailing ships. They have just crossed the Canadian Arctic, with its tortuous inlets, ice and gales.

Giants to watch over Antarctica

Camille Lin

Like the albatross, the giant petrel could be used to monitor fisheries in the Antarctic. Opportunistic, its home range allows it to cover a vast territory.

The Franklin expedition at auction

Mirjana Binggeli

A series of portraits of the Franklin expedition officers are up for auction. The collection of daguerreotypes, thought to have been lost, is estimated at over £150,000.

Navigating as close as possible to the coasts and inhabitants of Greenland

Camille Lin

Two adventurers set off along the coast of Greenland in a Hobie Cat, with a 2,000 nautical mile journey ahead of them.

Fog, not sea ice, slow Arctic shipping's growth

Julia Hager

Ships are saving time and money by sailing though the Arctic, but increasingly frequent fog due to sea-ice loss is slowing its progress.

Claude Lorius, an enthusiastic glaciologist

Camille Lin

Last Tuesday, this glaciologist with strong convictions passed away at the age of 91, leaving behind him a rich legacy of discoveries and adventures to the scientific world.

Perseverance, polar science under sail

Camille Lin

The sailing ship Perseverance is preparing to embark scientists, photographers and passengers to sail around Svalbard.