A Russian gas tanker completed a pioneering voyage this week through the Northern Sea route, with the new journey expected to transform global trade.

Rich in natural resources, the Arctic is becoming an increasingly attractive region for business. One of the ways to master the resource base is to revive the Northern Sea Route for shipping. It is the shortest maritime passage between the Atlantic a...

After almost 40 years of negotiations Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev yesterday announced that they have reached a breakthrough and a deal on how to share the disputed areas in the Barents Sea will be si...

Ice-free Murmansk Arctic port is a strategically-important base for the Russian Navy. And even the local Oceanarium used to be a laboratory where sea lions were studied and also trained for military tasks. Russia Today has visited the Oceanarium and ...

The Murmansk region is rich in natural resources, such as oil and gas, and its waters are stocked full of fish. Despite its Arctic location, the main port remains ice-free all year. Even though the weather and fertile waters are in their favor, local...

The crew of the heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky, the flagship of Russia’s Northern Fleet, ceremonially celebrated its 12th commissioning anniversary on the Red Sea on Sunday April 18th. The vessel is on its way to Russia’s largest ...