Arctic Bridge

Arctic Bridge

The Arctic Bridge or Arctic Sea Bridge is a potential sea route linking Russia to Canada, specifically the Russian port of Murmansk to the Hudson Bay port of Churchill, Manitoba. Churchill is the principal seaport on Canada's northern coast and has rail and air (but no road) connections to the rest of Canada. It is the northern terminus of the Hudson Bay Railway and is a useful link in the export of grain from the Canadian Prairies to European markets.

Russia has shown a keen interest in developing the Arctic Bridge route. If developed (along with the Northwest Passage) it could serve as a major trade route between Europe and Asia. According to the Russian Federation's Ottawa press attaché, Sergey Khuduiakov, the opening of the trade route has been enabled by the retreat of Arctic ice, due to global warming. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071018.wChurchill18/BNStory/National/]

On October 17, 2007, the first shipment from Murmansk arrived at the Port of Churchill. [http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/business/local/story/4059810p-4663948c.html]

External links

* [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/10/healthscience/web.1010arctic.complete.php International Herald Tribune: “Arctic riches coming out of the cold” by Clifford Krauss, Steven Lee Myers, Andrew C. Revkin and Simon Romero, The New York Times, Monday, October 10, 2005] ;
* [http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/press/top/2002/02/2002-02-15-05.html Manitoba Government Newsrelease February 15, 2002 "Premier Signs Letter of Intent to Further Develop Arctic Bridge"]
* [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071018.wChurchill18/BNStory/National/ The Globe and Mail (Toronto) 18 October 2007 "Russian ship crosses 'Arctic bridge' to Manitoba, Arrival of the Kapitan Sviridov at the port in Churchill marks historic first step in the construction of a new trade route, officials say"]

See also

* Northwest Passage
* Northern Sea Route (Northeast Passage)
* Northern East West Freight Corridor


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