Arctic Maritime Strategy

Figure: Canada’s baselines close both ends of the passage, so every U.S.

Figure: Yachts make up most transits, and cargo ships rarely exceed a handful a season.

Figure: Arctic shipping grew 40 percent in twelve years, yet passage transits swung between 3 and 41 with ice and Canadian rules. Related articles:

Figure: Only about 18% of the C$38.6 billion goes to detection and surveillance. Related articles: [Arctic Maritime Strategy] Canada’s Northwes

Figure: The baselines enclose the whole Archipelago, yet the only northern naval facility is closed. Related articles: [Arctic Maritime Strategy]

Figure: Most transits are private and passenger vessels, which adds rescue demand. Related articles: [Arctic Maritime Strategy] Canada’s Northwe

Figure: Transit hit a record 3.2 Mt in 2025, still under one tonne in eleven. Related articles: [Arctic Maritime Strat

Figure: Export sites cluster at the Gulf of Ob; east of them the route thins to one seasonal lane. Related articles: [A

Figure: Even a full Red Sea war-risk premium leaves the Arctic route short of even odds. Related articles: [Arctic Ma

Figure: A decade without further retreat keeps Russia’s ice-based claim intact for now. Related articles: [Arctic Maritime Strategy]

Figure: The coastal track runs through straits Moscow calls internal; northern tracks reach open sea. Related articles: [Arctic Mariti

Figure: Russia-to-China sailings are a third of voyages but 93 to 95% of cargo. Related articles: [Arctic Maritime Strategy] Control

Figure: Russia guards Kola heavily; the eastern route is mostly watched, not defended. Related articles: [Arctic Maritime Strategy] Russ

Figure: Cargo grew ninefold but transit never passed 9 percent. Related articles: [Arctic Maritime Strategy] Russia's Arctic Milit

Figure: Eastern bases were finished before transit traffic existed. Related articles: [Arctic Maritime Strategy] Russia's Arctic

Figure: Planned September shutdowns cut flows by nearly a quarter, a preview of what an unplanned outage would do. Related articles:

Figure: Europe’s gas and data lifelines converge on a few Norwegian and British points, and the documented incidents so far trace back to accidents. Related articles:

Figure: More than half of Kongsberg’s defence backlog is not delivered until 2028 or later, so the new spending reaches the water slowly. Related articles:

Figure: Every coastline around the GIUK Gap belongs to a NATO state, yet none of it is EU territory. Related articles: [Arctic Mar

Figure: Most governance layers are decades old; newer security deals sit on top. Related articles: [Arctic Maritime Strategy] Who