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The Istanbul Bridge’s maiden voyage, originally expected to take 18 days, was delayed by two days due to a storm off the coast of Norway but the ship still reached Europe earlier than the 40 to 50 days it takes freighters going through the Suez Canal or around the Cape of Good Hope.

The new Northern Sea Route, running entirely through Arctic waters and within Russia’s exclusive economic zone, can now be navigated by ships due to global warming.

  • Scotty@scribe.disroot.orgEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    The push reflects Beijing’s need to diversify its export markets to sustain growth in an economy heavily dependent on selling its manufactured goods overseas.

    • abbadon420@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      42·
      2 months ago

      China is good, capitalism is bad. That is a very important mantra the tankies wanted me to remember. What if china secretly is capitalism?