A Chinese cargo company just launched the first regularly scheduled shipping route through the Arctic. The Northern sea route from China to Europe is more passable than ever before due to melting ice in the Arctic, which allows vessels to bypass choke points in the Middle East. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler learned more from Guðbjörg Ríkey Hauksdóttir, program manager for the Center for Arctic Studies at the University of Iceland in Reykjavík.