The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, has shifted direction and is now drifting west, about 300 kilometers from the British island of South Georgia. Scientists warn it could collide with the island, posing a threat to penguin and seal populations, as it may block their access to food.
The iceberg, which weighs one trillion tons and is three times the size of New York City, broke off from the Filchner Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 1986.
After becoming stuck near the shore, its melting slowed, but it started drifting again in late 2023, and is now near the South Orkney Islands. The situation has raised concerns among sailors, who are closely monitoring the ice.
ALROSA presented the interim results of its corporate program "Territory of Well-Being"—a large-scale project that helps employees of Yakutia's diamond mining companies develop a mindful and healthy lifestyle.
Currently, the Russian icebreaking fleet has 43 icebreakers, including 8 nuclear-powered ships and by 2030 14 more icebreakers and 9 ice-class tankers will be built, said Deputy Minister of Transport Konstantin Pashkov.
Russia’s deputy prime minister Yuri Trutnev and governor of the Murmansk Region Andrey Chibis proposed declaring 2027 the Year of the Arctic in Russia.
The development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is impossible without the modernization of the main cities located in the Arctic, said Dmitry Pristanskov, State Secretary and Vice President of Norilsk Nickel.
The polar branch of Norilsk Nickel conducted comprehensive exercises to localize and eliminate the accident at the water transport operation site on the Norilsk River.
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) will host the first container transit voyage from a Chinese port to European ports, said Vladimir Panov, Deputy Chairman of the State Commission for Arctic Development.
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