Shipping operations support in the “High North”: examining availability of icebreakers along the Northern Sea Route

• Published in: WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs
• Main Authors: Dalaklis, Dimitrios, Drewniak, Megan L., Schröder-Hinrichs, Jens-Uwe
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2018
• Subjects: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Safety Research; Transportation; Human Factors and Ergonomics; Arctic; Handle The; Arctic Council; Northern Sea Route
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13437-018-0142-7; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13437-018-0142-7/fulltext.html; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13437-018-0142-7.pdf

Abstract A rather significant number of business entities already operate within (or, have considered to exploit) the Arctic region, focusing upon previously untapped resources such as precious minerals and large quantities of oil and gas; touristic and fishing activities are clearly on the rise, wi...