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Experts from Russia, the United States and Canada Discuss Shipping in the Arctic

... commercial potential of the Northern Sea Route and the prospects for its development, the specifics of navigation and shipping control in the Northwest Passage, as well as promising areas of scientific and educational cooperation on transport issues in the Arctic. Discussion at the third session covered the issues of legal regulation of navigation through the Bering Strait, possible areas of cooperation between Russia and the US in the region, as well as impacts of shipping on the fragile ecosystem of the Arctic. During the discussion, the participants repeatedly noted that cooperation in the Arctic should ...

14.04.2016

Conflicting Interests in Regulating Navigation in the Bering Strait

... Backwards? Arctic Council ministerial meeting in Iqaluit (Canada) Even so, a number of problems remain outstanding and call for a thorough revision of the positions of the U.S. and Russia on navigation safety and protection of the marine environment in the Bering Strait and in Arctic waters in general. First, the provisions of the 1982 Convention on protecting and preserving the marine environment do not apply to any warships, auxiliary naval ships and other vessels and aircraft belonging to a state or operated by it and used ...

08.10.2015

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