Russia’s Arctic sprint and the limits of acceleration

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Russia assembled an unprecedented convoy of oil tankers in the Kara Sea, including vessels routed north of 81 degrees latitude closer to the North Pole than traditional shipping lanes. This mass movement highlights Russia's increasing activity along the Northern Sea Route in the Arctic.

In the first weeks of August, Russia assembled a convoy of oil tankers unlike anything the Northern Sea Route has carried before. More than a dozen Suezmax, Aframax, and Medium Range vessels gathered in the Kara Sea, some routed north of 81 degrees latitude waters closer to the North Pole than to the traditional shipping […] The post Russia’s Arctic sprint and the limits of acceleration appeared first on Container News.