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The Northern Sea Route (NSR) (Russian: Се́верный морско́й путь, romanized: Severnyy morskoy put, shortened to Севморпуть, Sevmorput) is a shipping route about 5,600 kilometres (3,500 mi) long. The Northern Sea Route (NSR) is the shortest shipping route between the western part of Eurasia and the Asia-Pacific region.
The idea of a road across Northern Europe was born in the 1950s; The Blue Highway Association was formed in Sweden in 1963; Year-round ferry service between Umeå and Vaasa in 1972; The Blue Highway became a European Highway in 1973
The commercial interest of the Arctic shipping routes lies in the shorter travel distances they offer between several economic poles, such as Northern Europe and East Asia. Indeed, passing through the Arctic, from Northern Europe to Shanghai for example, can reduce the distance covered by ships by up to 3000 nautical miles , compared to the ...
Ferries on the HH ferry route, October 2023 Location map, of map below. Northern half of Europe, except extreme north Map of Øresund, showing locations of both the HH Ferry route as well as the Øresund bridge-tunnel Sundbus Pernille during the short time she served ACE-link. In the background Kronborg Castle.
First edition of the important map of Asia by Abraham Ortelius (1572). Ortelius marks a vast network of waterways across East Asia, advocating his belief that a shipping route existed through China to the Northern Sea and thence, by way of the Northeast Passage, to Europe. The motivation to navigate the Northeast passage was initially economic.
Top 20 ports of Europe by annual number of passengers Port Country City/Cities Body of Water Passengers Year Port of Messina Italy: Messina: Mediterranean Sea: 9,412,000: 2022 [21] Port of Dover United Kingdom: Dover: English Channel: 8,900,000: 2023 [22] Port of Reggio Italy: Reggio Calabria: Mediterranean Sea: 8,837,000: 2022 [21] Port of ...
Highlights: Peipus – the fourth largest lake in Europe, Kavastu Ferry – the only manually powered ferry in the Baltic states, Emajõe wetland with a wooden footpath, Varnja, Kolkja, Kallaste, Mustvee – Old Believers’ villages, where onions are traditionally grown, Fishing traditions and fish restaurants in Lake Peipus area, Alatskivi ...
There are no ferries from Newcastle to Norway. Freight-only ferries may operate from other United Kingdom ports to Norway or Denmark, but for car journeys the only practical route is a crossing to France, Belgium or the Netherlands, followed by a road journey through Germany and Denmark, and a ferry crossing from there to Norway.