Cristin-resultat-ID: 1164780
Sist endret: 4. februar 2015, 10:19
NVI-rapporteringsår: 2014
Resultat
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2014

Commercial Arctic shipping through the Northeast Passage: routes, resources, governance, technology, and infrastructure

Bidragsytere:
  • Albert Buixadé Farré
  • Scott R. Stephenson
  • Linling Chen
  • Michael Czub
  • Ying Dai
  • Denis Demchev
  • mfl.

Tidsskrift

Polar Geography
ISSN 1088-937X
e-ISSN 1939-0513
NVI-nivå 1

Om resultatet

Vitenskapelig artikkel
Publiseringsår: 2014
Publisert online: 2014
Volum: 37
Hefte: 4
Sider: 298 - 324

Importkilder

Scopus-ID: 2-s2.0-84916942616

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Tittel

Commercial Arctic shipping through the Northeast Passage: routes, resources, governance, technology, and infrastructure

Sammendrag

The Russian and Norwegian Arctic are gaining notoriety as an alternative maritime route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and as sources of natural resources. The renewed interest in the Northeast Passage or the Northern Sea Route is fueled by a recession of Arctic sea ice coupled with the discovery of new natural resources at a time when emerging and global markets are in growing demand for them. Driven by the expectation of potential future economic importance of the region, political interest and governance has been rapidly developing, mostly within the Arctic Council. However, this paper argues that optimism regarding the potential of Arctic routes as an alternative to the Suez Canal is overstated. The route involves many challenges: jurisdictional disputes create political uncertainties; shallow waters limit ship size; lack of modern deepwater ports and search and rescue (SAR) capabilities requires ships to have higher standards of autonomy and safety; harsh weather conditions and free-floating ice make navigation more difficult and schedules more variable; and more expensive ship construction and operation costs lessen the economic viability of the route. Technological advances and infrastructure investments may ameliorate navigational challenges, enabling increased shipping of natural resources from the Arctic to global markets.

Bidragsytere

Albert Buixadé Farré

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Tufts University

Scott R. Stephenson

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved University of Connecticut

Linling Chen

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Nansen Senter for Miljø og Fjernmåling

Michael Czub

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Polska Akademia Nauk

Ying Dai

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Peking University
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