Can a warming Arctic become an important commercial highway?
Episode Ep 1622 25 min 9s

Can a warming Arctic become an important commercial highway?

From The Inside Story Podcast Al Jazeera

Climate change has contributed to major melting in the Arctic, making it navigable for greater stretches of the year. Some countries are already taking notice. The first South Korean container ship to transit the Arctic route arrived in the UK on Saturday. But can it become a viable alternative to existing shipping corridors?

In this episode: 

  • Mads Frederiksen, Executive Director at the Arctic Economic Council
  • Vyacheslav Mishchenko, Russia energy expert
  • Jimmy Suroto Huang, Founder of Nava Analytics and Research

Host: Neave Barker

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