The Arctic Corridor: How melting ice is redrawing the global shipping map

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The Arctic is shifting from a cartographic fringe to a seasonal corridor, as the Northern Sea Route (NSR) will carry a record 36.25 million tons in 2023, with narrow and shifting windows for navigation that open earlier and last longer.

While the volumes are still small compared to traditional arcades, the strategy…

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