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Would commercializing the Northern Sea Route reorient trade?

Commercializing the Northern Sea Route would reorient trade, said Elizabeth Buchanan, senior fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank. “A new global economic corridor is about to come online. … This is a gamechanger,” she told CNN. The potential advantages are clear.

Why is the Mediterranean Shipping Company not using the Northern Sea Route?

The Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s biggest, this week announced its commitment not to use the Northern Sea Route, citing reasons including the environmental impact of operating in a “fragile ecosystem” and the risks of a route where “safe navigation and transit are not assured.”

Do container ships use the Northern Sea Route?

Ships have used the Northern Sea Route before, which is currently only accessible for a few months during the summer and fall. The first container ships started going through the Arctic more than a decade ago, but usually on specialized, ad hoc voyages, Humpert told CNN.

Should China develop the Northern Sea Route?

For China, successfully developing the Northern Sea Route would be a big strategic prize. It would enable them to “build up really quite extraordinary operational polar expertise,” Dodds said, further cementing the country “as a legitimate Arctic stakeholder” and stealing a march on the US and Europe.