China Research Vessel Leaves Tomorrow for First Circumnavigation of Arctic Rim
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - July 19, 2017
In a first ever attempt to circumnavigate the top of the world, Chinese research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, will leave its home port in Shanghai tomorrow to head for the Northeast Passage and return via the Northwest Passage to attempt its first circumnavigation of the Arctic rim.
Since 2009, the Northeast Passage, across the northern shore of Russia, has been used by shipping companies from Asian regions with cargo to Russia and Europe. The first commercial transit of the Northeast Passage was made by two German cargo ships that sailed from South Korea for Europe via Vladivastok and the Russian Northeast Passage. At that time, Russian permission was...
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