1. Over the last couple of days I've been monitoring the impact of marine trade routes as it relates to the Suez Canal and Russia's northern route - heres one I took yesterday for the show but didn't get to it - and the same area now. 
2. It looks like a few more tankers and much further East (indicated by the red icons). Putin has built several ports and military bases along the route making it easier to navigate. Like those road-side stops on a busy highway.
Along comes Russian state owned energy company Rosatem tweeting in English with an effective little campaign to nudge shippers into the Northern Route.
The Northern Route has only recently been accessible to ships all year round and allegedly slices 15 days of the Suez route.
Even though climate change portends catastrophes for the world, it may be a net positive for Russia - except for the deadly nuclear sub explosion that occurred in those waters, Putin's water at all costs strategy is in play. narativ.org/2017/04/04/put…
Perhaps we should consider other causes for the wedged carrier in the Suez? pinkbike.com/news/canyon--o…
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