I mean, why wouldnt they, since its so much shorter? The Northern Sea Route through the Arctic north of Siberia is now open. Please make sure your browser supports JavaScript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading. Now, you can go the northern route, east down. Our discussion, edited for length and clarity, is below.
The northern marine route through the arctic was blocked by the gulf.
( z0 block :ARG0 ( z1 gulf :name ( z2 name :op "Gulf" ) ) :ARG1 ( z3 route :location ( z4 north ) :mod ( z5 marine ) :mod ( z6 sea :name ( z7 name :op "Navy" ) ) ) )
(z0 / block-01
    :ARG0 (z1 / gulf
              :name (z2 / name
                        :op1 "Gulf"))
    :ARG1 (z3 / route
              :location (z4 / north)
              :mod (z5 / marine)
              :mod (z6 / sea
                       :name (z7 / name
                                 :op1 "Navy"))))
The northern marine route through the arctic was blocked by the gulf .
z3 :mod z5
z3 :mod z6
z3 :location z4
z6 :name z7
z7 :op1 1
z0 :ARG1 z3
z0 :ARG0 z1
z1 :name z2
z2 :op1 0