Tag: Greenland

Emergency personnel in Greenland are addressing a significant oil spill caused by the sinking of the expedition vessel Adolf Jensen near Nanortalik.

On 11th September, Ocean Explorer, one of the small expedition cruise ships, ran aground in Greenland, in a remote part of the Arctic.

H2Carrier AS and the Greenland based company Anori A/S signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to develop the first commercial wind farm in Greenland with subsequent production and export of green ammonia. The fuel will supply power to H2Carrier’s floating production vessel for hydrogen and green ammonia, the so-called P2XFloater.

The Greenlandic government, Naalakkersuisut, passed a draft-bill has, banning preliminary investigation, exploration and extraction of uranium in Greenland.

With summer melt season at its peak, the largest Arctic ice shelf has been broken to a piece of ice twice the size of Manhattan.

Arctic navigation redefines shipping routes creating new opportunities and risks for ships. In this regard, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim is visiting Ilulissat, on 25-29 August, to participate in a high-level roundtable on Arctic shipping. This is the first ever visit to Greenland by an IMO Secretary-General.

The Icelandic Competition Authority has today approved exemption for the cooperation between Eimskip and Royal Arctic Line A/S, the national carrier of Greenland. The cooperation is subject to certain conditions made by the Icelandic Competition Authority.

As climate change melts Greenland’s glaciers and deposits more river sediment on its shores, researchers identified an unexpected economic opportunity for the Arctic nation. Namely, exporting excess sand and gravel abroad, where raw materials for infrastructure are in high demand. This solution was developed by scientists from CU Boulder, the University of Copenhagen, Arizona State University and the Rhode Island School of Design.

Sisimiut has become the first Greenlandic town to launch its own Community Specific Guidelines. The guidelines inform tourists on how to be thoughtful visitors. The guidelines were created by the local business association Destination Arctic Circle with support from AECO and funding from NORA.

Greenland's Minister for Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture hosted a Signature Ceremony for an international fisheries agreement to prevent unregulated high seas fisheries in Central Arctic Ocean. Parties have taken responsibility to engage in scientific cooperation for a sustainable fishery management in the area.