Showing posts with label arctic route. Show all posts
Showing posts with label arctic route. Show all posts

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Arctic Route Not Suitable for Major Shipping ... Yet


A recent article by the Associated Press makes clear that using the Arctic route as a short cut for shipping between Asia and Europe has risen above the "improbable" stage but still has a ways to go before it becomes reality. 


The image is Fairway Rock, located in the Bering Strait. (source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)