ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — A Russian venture that seeks to take advantage of climate change in the Far North won a key commercial backer Friday when DP World, the gigantic Dubai-based logistics and ports company, signed a deal to help manage operations along sea lanes in the thawing Arctic Ocean.
New York Times: Russia signs deal with Dubai logistics company to navigate thawing Arctic
An undated handout picture obtained from the Russian Arctic National Park on March 4, 2019, shows a polar bear off the coast of the remote Russian northern Novaya Zemlya archipelago.