Iceland builds Arctic port as global shipping routes get redrawn

Germany's Bremenports will work with Icelandic partners to build a new deep vessel port on the fringe of the Arctic circle. The port will be a joint venture with two Icelandic municipalities.
Photo: Joachim Adrian/Polfoto
Photo: Joachim Adrian/Polfoto
BY RAGNHILDUR SIGURDARDOTTIR, BLOOMBERG

As global warming creates shipping routes that can cut across the northern tip of the planet, a new port is being built on the fringe of the Arctic circle.

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