While the disappearance of these icy worlds will wreak havoc on coastal communities around the world, a more easily navigable ...

He says the passage is a "less clear cut" option for shipping than the Northern Sea Route, which runs along the Russian Arctic coast between Asia and Europe. He points out that the Northwest ...

Global warming is making the Northern Sea Route (a seasonal sea lane in the Russian Arctic) and the Northwest Passage (a route linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans) more navigable for longer ...

In preparation for the South Pole expedition Amundsen led a six-man team on the first successful expedition to sail through the Northwest Passage, the sea route through the Arctic Ocean along the ...

Maersk will collect data on the Northern Sea Route to see if the melting of Arctic sea ice has made the passage economically viable. Maersk said: "The trial passage will enable us to explore the ...