As Sea Ice Shrinks, Arctic Shipping Options Expand
On October 7, 2013, the Nordic Orion bulk carrier ship completed its journey from Vancouver, Canada, to Pori, Finland, having traveled northward around Alaska and through the Northwest Passage. It was the first large commercial freighter ever to make the voyage through these typically ice-covered Ar...
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ftissuelab:oai:harvest.issuelab.org:17077 2023-05-15T14:49:00+02:00 As Sea Ice Shrinks, Arctic Shipping Options Expand Emily E. Adams Janet Larsen 2013-12-12 https://issuelab.org/permalink/resource/17077 eng eng Earth Policy Institute https://issuelab.org/permalink/resource/17077 Copyright 2013 Earth Policy Institute. Energy and Environment dataset policy report report 2013 ftissuelab 2022-01-09T08:51:21Z On October 7, 2013, the Nordic Orion bulk carrier ship completed its journey from Vancouver, Canada, to Pori, Finland, having traveled northward around Alaska and through the Northwest Passage. It was the first large commercial freighter ever to make the voyage through these typically ice-covered Arctic waters. Avoiding the longer journey, through the Panama Canal, reportedly saved $80,000 in fuel costs and five days in travel time. Taking a deeper route than the Panama Canal also allowed the ship to carry a heavier load of its cargo: coal. Report Arctic Northwest passage Sea ice Alaska IssueLab (Nonprofit Research) Arctic Canada Northwest Passage Orion ENVELOPE(-59.800,-59.800,-62.438,-62.438) |
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On October 7, 2013, the Nordic Orion bulk carrier ship completed its journey from Vancouver, Canada, to Pori, Finland, having traveled northward around Alaska and through the Northwest Passage. It was the first large commercial freighter ever to make the voyage through these typically ice-covered Arctic waters. Avoiding the longer journey, through the Panama Canal, reportedly saved $80,000 in fuel costs and five days in travel time. Taking a deeper route than the Panama Canal also allowed the ship to carry a heavier load of its cargo: coal. |
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