A Nautical Miscellany – It’s all about timing kid

World’s 1st Icebreaking LNG Carrier Joins Sovcomflot http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/216210/worlds-1st-icebreaking-lng-carrier-joins-sovcomflot     Pause for a moment and imagine the decision to build 15 of the world's most expensive ships, purpose built to export a commodity that's only fallen in value. You make that decision based on the commodity price and the construction price prevalent at the time, …

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A Nautical Miscellany – ‘Comparing Apples & Oranges’: New Report Urges US to Develop Arctic Like Russia

https://sputniknews.com/world/201703261051984201-russia-arctic-us-development/   I’m in violent agreement with Heather Exner-Pirot, the US Arctic and Russia/Canada are completely different in terms of mass, stage of development, even hydrography. I think the US thinks of their Arctic as a forward operating post rather than an area to be developed.  I’m not sure there’s even the interest or the suitable resources …

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