An Exploratory Study on the Northern Sea Route as an Alternative Shipping Passage

This qualitative inductive research explores the potential benefits for the Scandinavian economy and ports through the implementation of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as an alternative for container shipping to the established Southern route through the Suez Canal. To extract expert’s opinions and ad...

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Published in:Maritime Policy & Management
Main Authors: Solvang, Helene Barenksten, Karamperidis, Stavros, Valantasis Kanellos, Nikolaos, Song, Dong Wook
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Technological University Dublin 2018
Subjects:
NSR
Scandinavian countries
Alternative Trade Route
Transshipment Hub
Containers
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Northern Sea Route
Online Access:https://arrow.tudublin.ie/beschspart/9
https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2018.1446104
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/context/beschspart/article/1010/viewcontent/Solvang_et_al._2018.pdf
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Summary:This qualitative inductive research explores the potential benefits for the Scandinavian economy and ports through the implementation of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as an alternative for container shipping to the established Southern route through the Suez Canal. To extract expert’s opinions and address these objectives, we utilised in-depth face-to-face semi-structured interviews through purposive sampling in a single case study setting. The analysis of the data demonstrates that the commercialisation of NSR can yield benefits for the Scandinavian economy (e.g. GDP increase, jobs creation) and reveals the benefits of Scandinavian ports (e.g. ECA’s, flexibility, hinterland, etc.) compared to other ports in North West Europe, which potentially grasp the NSR as an opportunity. However, it is highlighted that this can only be achieved if Scandinavian countries are proactive and secure their involvement.

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