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Out of Shipping Shape
Northwest Passage likely to be unpopular shipping route despite summer ice-free state |
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03 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 6:15 AM on 03 Oct 2007 While the record melting of the Arctic's sea ice this summer fully opened up the Northwest Passage for the first time since records began, it turns out few shippers would actually use the route even if the summer opening became more reliable. The shortcut route would shave off some 4,700 nautical miles from a typical Europe-to-east-Asia shipping journey as ... |
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