”MV Nordic Barents” to make historic voyage

”MV Nordic Barents” to make historic voyage - BarentsObserver: "For the first time ever, a bulk carrier with non-Russian flag is using the Northern Sea Route as a transit trade lane, when transporting iron ore from the Northern Norway to China via Arctic and Russian waters."

This is not the first ship to use the Northeast Passage, but it might mark the beginning of its use as a practical route.