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China wants ships to use faster Arctic route opened by global warming
China wants ships to use faster Arctic route opened by global warming
Eamonn Sheridan
Wednesday, 20/04/2016 | 03:53 GMT-0
20/04/2016 | 03:53 GMT-0
Reuters report on the plans to have Chinese-flagged ships use the Northwest Passage via the Arctic Ocean
- Shorter shipping routes across the Arctic Ocean would save Chinese companies time and money
- For example, the journey from Shanghai to Hamburg via the Arctic route is 2,800 nautical miles shorter than going by the Suez canal!
Reuters have more here
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