The feasibility of Arctic container shipping: the economic and environmental impacts of ice thickness
An evaluation of the competitiveness of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) for container shipping services, considering ice thickness changes during the year, is presented in the present work. The variation in ice thickness has three implications. Firstly, it entails a probability of blockage in ice and r...
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ftkentuniv:oai:kar.kent.ac.uk:91467 2023-05-15T14:27:04+02:00 The feasibility of Arctic container shipping: the economic and environmental impacts of ice thickness Cariou, Pierre Cheaitou, Ali Faury, Olivier Hamdan, s. 2019-12-05 https://kar.kent.ac.uk/91467/ https://doi.org/10.1057/s41278-019-00145-3 unknown Springer Cariou, Pierre, Cheaitou, Ali, Faury, Olivier, Hamdan, s. (2019) The feasibility of Arctic container shipping: the economic and environmental impacts of ice thickness. Maritime Economics & Logistics, . ISSN 1479-294X. (doi:10.1057/s41278-019-00145-3 <https://doi.org/10.1057/s41278-019-00145-3>) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:91467 </91467>) H Social Sciences Article PeerReviewed 2019 ftkentuniv https://doi.org/10.1057/s41278-019-00145-3 2023-03-12T19:20:01Z An evaluation of the competitiveness of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) for container shipping services, considering ice thickness changes during the year, is presented in the present work. The variation in ice thickness has three implications. Firstly, it entails a probability of blockage in ice and reduces the number of days in which a round-trip liner service can be completed. Secondly, ice thickness impacts schedule integrity. Thirdly, it impacts costs (icebreaker fees and fuel consumption), transit time, and the amount of CO2 emitted per TEU. Accounting for these elements in a model and then in a business case, this study concludes that NSR liner services are only competitive, compared with the Suez Canal Route or the Trans-Siberian Railway Connection, for a limited period of 1.5 months per year. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Northern Sea Route University of Kent: KAR - Kent Academic Repository Arctic Maritime Economics & Logistics 23 4 615 631 |
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An evaluation of the competitiveness of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) for container shipping services, considering ice thickness changes during the year, is presented in the present work. The variation in ice thickness has three implications. Firstly, it entails a probability of blockage in ice and reduces the number of days in which a round-trip liner service can be completed. Secondly, ice thickness impacts schedule integrity. Thirdly, it impacts costs (icebreaker fees and fuel consumption), transit time, and the amount of CO2 emitted per TEU. Accounting for these elements in a model and then in a business case, this study concludes that NSR liner services are only competitive, compared with the Suez Canal Route or the Trans-Siberian Railway Connection, for a limited period of 1.5 months per year. |
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The feasibility of Arctic container shipping: the economic and environmental impacts of ice thickness |
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The feasibility of Arctic container shipping: the economic and environmental impacts of ice thickness |
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The feasibility of Arctic container shipping: the economic and environmental impacts of ice thickness |
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The feasibility of Arctic container shipping: the economic and environmental impacts of ice thickness |
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The feasibility of Arctic container shipping: the economic and environmental impacts of ice thickness |
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feasibility of arctic container shipping: the economic and environmental impacts of ice thickness |
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Cariou, Pierre, Cheaitou, Ali, Faury, Olivier, Hamdan, s. (2019) The feasibility of Arctic container shipping: the economic and environmental impacts of ice thickness. Maritime Economics & Logistics, . ISSN 1479-294X. (doi:10.1057/s41278-019-00145-3 <https://doi.org/10.1057/s41278-019-00145-3>) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:91467 </91467>) |
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