A new study on shipping in Canada’s Arctic has found that traffic in the region almost tripled between 1990-2015.
The researchers found that the annual distance traveled by all vessels grew from around 350,000 kilometers to over 900,000 kilometers with the majority of growth occurring over the past decade.
Cargo ships as well as government vessels, including icebreakers, account for the largest share of traffic while pleasure craft, primarily private yachts, represent the fastest growing type...
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