The Opening of the Northern Sea Routes: The Implications for Global Shipping and for Canada’s Relations with Asia

• Main Author: Hugh Stephens
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Calgary 2016
• Subjects: Political institutions and public administration (General); JF20-2112; Arctic; Canada; Lanes; Northwest Passage; Northern Sea Route; Northwest passage; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/cdf594096f1040e9a686f8dd60aa0e5a

All the excitement around the great possibilities that the opening of the Northwest Passage could offer the shipping industry — and Canada — could not last. Just a few years ago, as sea ice in the North seemed to be steadily melting away, observers were eagerly tallying up the savings in time, fuel...