The previous post below sounded the alarm about ice halting Arctic shipping early.  Now the two choke points are blocked nine days later. Chukchi sea (left) is blocking entrance to Bering sea.  Laptev (right) is blocking traffic into European Barents and Kara seas. The report comes from Malte Humpert at gCaptain  Early Winter Ice Halts … Continue reading Arctic Shipping Update: NSR Flash Freezing