The World Has Laws About Land and Sea, But Not About Ice

The World Has Laws About Land and Sea, But Not About Ice

When the Chinese cargo freighter Istanbul Bridge set sail for Europe in late September, it took an unusual route. Instead of heading south for the 40-day voyage through the Suez Canal, it tacked north. The freighter arrived in the United Kingdom at the port of Felixstowe just 20 days later—successfully launching the first-ever Arctic commercial-container route from Asia to Europe. For most of human history, the surface of the world’s northernmos…