Antarctica

Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Nobody goes ashore as ARA Libertad docks in Chilean port of Valparaíso

No crew member of Argentina's training sailship ARA Libertad was allowed to go ashore as the vessel docked in the Chilean port of Valparaíso while diplomatic tension between the two countries mounts.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:59 UTC
Uruguayan Mayor expectant on return of Argentine tourists

Enrique Antía, Mayor of the Uruguayan department of Maldonado where the elite Punta del Este beach resort is located Tuesday warned of actions by the Buenos Aires Government of President Alberto Fernández to persuade vacationers against travelling abroad next Summer.
Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 08:56 UTC
Chile announces sanitary protocol for tourists on cruise expeditions to Antarctica

Chile announced on Monday that foreign tourists on cruise expeditions to Antarctica can call and land in the country as long as they comply with a strict sanitary protocol. Andrea Wolleter, head of Chile's tourism services made the announcement following on reiterated petitions from organizations linked to the tourism industry as well as regional and city officials.
Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Project with Falklands' SAERI to safeguard South Georgia’s Blue Belt

Following a horizon scanning exercise that identified marine invasive species as a key threat, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is embarking on a marine bio-security project with the Falkland Islands based South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI).
Wednesday, August 25th 2021 - 07:00 UTC
Punta Arenas Antarctic International Center bidding process scheduled for next February

The biding conditions and process for the construction the International Antarctic Center in Punta Arenas, should be ready before the end of the current government of president Sebastián Piñera, according to Magallanes governor Jorge Flies and Jennifer Rogers, presidential delegate for the region.
Monday, August 23rd 2021 - 12:13 UTC
RRS James Clark Ross has been sold to the Ukrainian Antarctic Scientific Center

This is the second time that a UK research asset has transferred to Ukrainian research colleagues – the first being the transfer in 1996 of the former Faraday station that is now known as Vernadsky.
Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Argentine congress fearful Falklands' new port could overshadow Ushuaia

The Argentine congress is restless and is concerned since the Falkland Islands started to build its new deep water port, fearing, besides the usual cacophony of claims, that the Islands could replace Ushuaia as the main access to Antarctica.
Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 05:29 UTC
Antarctic Ambassadorship Day Announced on 30th Anniversary of International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has announced the launch of a global Antarctic Ambassadorship Day to be held for the first time in April 2022.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:17 UTC
HMS Protector heads for new adventures in Antarctica

The Royal Navy's sole icebreaker HMS Protector is sailing for the Antarctic, her first visit to the frozen continent since 2019. With the UK about to be the focus of international efforts to tackle climate change as it hosts the UN COP26 conference in Glasgow, the unique survey/research ship will continue her work supporting scientists from around the world to study the impact of global warming.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:12 UTC
Plastic pollution and ocean acidification reduce Antarctic krill development, BAS research

Plastic pollution combined with ocean acidification hinders the development of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean, research published in Marine Frontiers reveals.