ASSESSMENT OF THE FEASIBILITY OF THE ARCTIC SEA TRANSPORTATION BY USING SHIP ICE TRANSIT SIMULATION

• Main Authors: Janne Valkonen, Kaj Riska
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Arctic; Tive
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.658.4064; http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/pdfaccess.ashx?PDFSource%3D13%26ResourceID%3D7623133

Arctic sea transportation has drawn a lot of attention in the recent years. The possibility of using a shorter route between Europe and Asia interests many actors in the shipping indus-try. Benefits from the shorter route may, at first, seem attrac-tive. However, there might be factors affecting the feasibility of the route that are not obvious at first. The estimated transit speed along the Arctic route is not necessarily reached due to ice and other prevailing conditions. Simplified methods can under-estimate the actual transit time, so the use of advanced methods is advisable. A thorough assessment of ship performance along the selected route can reveal factors that affect the feasibility of trans-Arctic shipping. This paper presents how the ship transit along an Arctic route can be simulated and how the ship performance can be