Geosciences

Commercial Ships in Russia’s Northeast Passage

The first commercial ships to attempt a crossing of Russia#8217;s Northeast Passage without the aid of icebreakers left Vladivostok last week. This route saves them 4000 nautical miles in their trip between South Korea and the Netherlands. A small upside to global warming. Related article: What is the Northwest Passage?img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/-RW-KfaHmJE” height=”1″ width=”1″/

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Commercial Ships in Russia’s Northeast Passage

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