Breaking the Ice: The Northern Sea Route
... are excluded for readability. * RIAC's Arctic Stats Map Northmost Shortcut – There & Back in No Time: The Northern Sea Route (NSR) is the shortest passage between northern Europe and the Asia-Pacific. The entire passage lies in Arctic ... ... ship (e.g. OOCL Atlanta), it burns 230 to 240 tons of diesel per day from its 7,000 tons tank. In the middle of 2013 'bunker fuel' (i.e. any type of fuel used by ships) traded at ~$600 per ton, which is up by ~297% from 2008 or in monetary ...
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