CNA How is melting Arctic ice driving demand for Finland’s icebreakers as shipping routes open?

Shrinking Arctic sea ice driven by climate change is opening new shipping routes and unlocking access to vast natural resources. This has, in turn, intensified competition among global powers seeking to expand their presence – and has also thrust Finland’s icebreaker expertise into the spotlight. As warming waters make the High North increasingly accessible, interest from the United States, Russia and China is growing. William Denselow reports for CNA.

Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub

Visit our website: https://cna.asia
Download our app: https://cna.asia/app

Get our editors’ picks of stories via chat apps:
Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram
WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp

Follow us on these platforms:
https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia
https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia

@channelnewsasia

Watch the full video on YouTube