Joint Russia-US proposal calls for Bering Strait shipping lanes
With shipping in the Arctic growing, so is traffic through the strait.
February 2, 2018
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A joint U.S.-Russian proposal awaiting review by the International Maritime Organization would designate shipping lanes in the Bering Strait and the Bering Sea, where vessel traffic is increasing as Arctic ice retreats.
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