Although the Arctic provides a shorter route around the world than the traditional course through warmer waters, it is not necessarily cheaper.
Arctic Shipping Soars, Led by Russia and Lured by Energy - 0 views
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The ships were expensive to build and operate,
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The first commercial Chinese vessel and first container ship to transit the NSR, the Yong Sheng, commissioned by state-owned Cosco shipping, arrived in Rotterdam on September 10 laden with steel and industrial machinery. Its 33-day journey from the Chinese port of Dailan was nine days and 2,800 nautical miles shorter than the conventional voyage through the Suez Canal
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Volkswagen May Buy Back Diesel Cars It Can't Fix - The New York Times - 0 views
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Volkswagen May Buy Back Diesel Cars It Can’t Fix
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Across Eastern Europe, Military Spending Lags
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After years in which a combination of fiscal pressures and a complacent trust in the alliance’s protection may have led them to drop their guard,
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many countries are building from a very limited ability and remain years away from fielding anything resembling a formidable force against a military as large as Russia’s.
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