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For the first time, there is a scheduled cargo shipping route through the Arctic

NPR | By Michel Martin
Published August 18, 2026 at 4:40 AM EDT

For the first time, China has established a scheduled shipping route through the Arctic. NPR's Michel Martin asks Marc Lanteigne of the Arctic University of Norway why that matters.

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