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Chinese ship sets off for Europe through Arctic, halving travel time

Chinese ship sets off for Europe through Arctic, halving travel timeWorldPing

A Chinese container vessel has set sail for Europe through the Arctic as part of a new weekly service on a route that cuts shipment times in half but that environmental groups warn could speed up the melting of polar ice.

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