“…Between 2013 and 2019, a 75% increase has been observed in the distance sailed by ships in the Arctic Ocean (PAME, 2020). Moreover, maritime shipping in the NEP have substantially grown since 2010 (Faury et al, 2021), and notably thanks to Russia encouraging investments along its shores (Staalesen, 2018;Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, 2010;Russian Government, 2020. If the maritime activities are diversified (Faury et al, 2021;Marchenko et al, 2018;AMSA 2009), bulk trade is dominant (Gunnarsson, 2021) with more heavy parcels (Rigot-Muller et al, 2022).…”