A report published by the US Army Corps of Engineers in March of this year tentatively selected Nome as the site of a proposed deep-draft port, the first Arctic port of its kind in the country.
Arctic
Sikuliaq docks in Nome, previews upcoming research missions
The Sikuliaq will be working in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas through November on three different research assignments.
Shell ship Fennica heads to Oregon for repairs
The company can only drill during the brief Arctic summer, and it cannot drill for oil without an oil well capping device that’s on board the Fennica.
Shell rigs leave Dutch Harbor for Chukchi, to wait
Shell is still moving its ships and equipment into the Arctic, even as one of its icebreakers prepares to head back south for repairs.
Advocates propose leasing, sharing icebreaker to advance US Arctic interests
Nothing highlights American indifference toward the Arctic as much as the tiny inventory of U.S. icebreakers: One heavy-duty ship, one medium and one down for repair.
Coast Guard prepares for Shell’s Chukchi season
Coast Guard Commandant Paul Zukunft says if Shell is allowed to drill in the Chukchi Sea this summer, the Coast Guard will be there with five ships and two aircraft.