We recently heard that the first commercial ship traveled the Northern Sea Route in winter without the assistance of an ice breaker. Indeed, “thanks” to the climate change, new trade routes open in some areas, however, at the same time the risk of ice in others is getting larger and larger.
Specifically, and according to the NASA Earth Observatory, the mean center of shipping activity moved 300km north and east over a seven-year span. As a result, a growing number of vessels are sailing in...
https://safety4sea.com/cm-artic-new-routes-open-but-challenges-ahead/