Companies are intensifying efforts to exploit the region’s natural resources, something that has led to more local shipments.
Canada’s environment commissioner, Julie Gelfand, said the country had “no long-term national vision to cope with more shipping and emerging risks would only grow.”
As TradeWinds reported yesterday, the UK arctic committee heard from major shipping players that the chances of northern passages becoming commonplace were slim, but shipping activity in the area will increase.
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