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More or Less Ice? Shipping in the Russian Arctic and the Role of Climate Change

Arctic Review on Law and Politics
Melting sea ice has often been presented as a primary driver for development of Arctic shipping, but what role has it played for policies to develop the Northern Sea Route?
Arild Moe, Serafima Andreeva, Björn Gunnarsson   +2 more
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Asian Countries and Arctic Shipping: Policies, Interests and Footprints on Governance

Arctic Review on Law and Politics, 2019
Most studies of Asian state involvement in Arctic affairs assume that shorter sea-lanes to Europe are a major driver of interest, so this article begins by examining the prominence of shipping concerns in Arctic policy statements made by major Asian ...
Arild Moe, Olav Schram Stokke
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Arctic shipping 2013–2022: the traffic has grown, with big variation between regions, seasons and ship types

Polar Research
This article analyses decadal changes in Arctic ship traffic from 2013 to 2022, using data from the Arctic Ship Traffic Data system (ASTD). Shipping in waters affected by sea ice has grown, but how much depends on geographical definitions. The Polar Code
Gunnar Sander, Eirik Mikkelsen
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Donald R. Rothwell, Arctic Ocean Shipping: Navigation, Security and Sovereignty in the North American Arctic (Leiden: Brill, 2018)

Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2020
A review of the book: Donald R. Rothwell, Arctic Ocean Shipping: Navigation, Security and Sovereignty in the North American Arctic (Leiden: Brill, 2018)
Snjólaug Árnadóttir
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Light from space illuminating the polar silk road

International Journal of Digital Earth, 2022
The rapid decline of Arctic sea ice has been reminding us the significant impacts caused by global warming. However, the other side of the coin is that this opens a window to utilize the Arctic sea routes in the summer seasons, bringing remarkable ...
Xiao-Ming Li, Yujia Qiu, Yacheng Wang, Bingqing Huang, Haiming Lu, Min Chu, Han Fu, Fengming Hui   +7 more
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Changes in the Arctic Traffic Occupancy and Their Connection to Sea Ice Conditions from 2015 to 2020

Remote Sensing
Arctic shipping activities are increasing in the context of sea ice decline. However, research gaps persist in studying recent Arctic shipping activities across various vessel types and their connection with sea ice conditions.
Yihan Liu, Hao Luo, Chao Min, Qiong Chen, Qinghua Yang   +4 more
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Future emissions from shipping and petroleum activities in the Arctic [PDF]

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2011
The Arctic sea-ice is retreating faster than predicted by climate models and could become ice free during summer this century. The reduced sea-ice extent may effectively "unlock" the Arctic Ocean to increased human activities such as transit shipping and
G. P. Peters, T. B. Nilssen, L. Lindholt, M. S. Eide, S. Glomsrød, L. I. Eide, J. S. Fuglestvedt   +6 more
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Regulation of Arctic Shipping in Canada and Russia

Arctic Review on Law and Politics, 2022
As Arctic navigation increases and states work, both at the international and the domestic level, at ensuring legal readiness, this article takes a closer look at regulation of Arctic Shipping in Canada and Russia.
Kristin Bartenstein, Roman Dremliuga, Natalia Prisekina   +2 more
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Large Vessel Activity and Low-Frequency Underwater Sound Benchmarks in United States Waters

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Chronic low-frequency noise from commercial shipping is a worldwide threat to marine animals that rely on sound for essential life functions. Although the U.S.
Samara M. Haver, Samara M. Haver, Jeffrey D. Adams, Leila T. Hatch, Sofie M. Van Parijs, Robert P. Dziak, Joseph Haxel, Scott A. Heppell, Megan F. McKenna, David K. Mellinger, David K. Mellinger, Jason Gedamke   +11 more
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Cost–Benefit Analysis of a Trans-Arctic Alternative Route to the Suez Canal: A Method Based on High-Fidelity Ship Performance, Weather, and Ice Forecast Models

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023
Climate change in recent years has produced viable shipping routes in the Arctic. However, critical uncertainties related to maritime operations in the Arctic make it difficult to predict ship speeds in ice and, thus, the voyage time and fuel costs. Cost–
Zhiyuan Li, Li Ding, Luofeng Huang, Jonas W. Ringsberg, Hui Gong, Nicolas Fournier, Zhenju Chuang   +6 more
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