Development of Decision Making Techniques for Analysing the Designation of the Northern Sea Route (NSR)

• Main Author: Ahmad Najib, AF
• Other Authors: Matellini, D, Wang, J
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: HE Transportation and Communications; VM Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering; Northern Sea Route
• Online Access: http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/13244/; https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/13244/1/2019AhmadNajibphd.pdf; https://doi.org/10.24377/LJMU.t.00013244

The prospect of being able to shorten the route between Europe and the Far East using the NSR as a permanent shipping lane is attracting increasing interest. This is why the use of the NSR is now a major topic, especially in financial circles, amongst politicians, and shipping operators. Numerous assessments to determine the potential cost advantage of using the NSR as a transit route have been conducted throughout recent years. These are, however conflicting in their conclusions and a final answer to the question is therefore lacking. The primary aim of this research is the application of decision-making tools to analyse the current routes of the NSR. Accordingly, this will lead to the development of decision-making techniques that will formulate a tool for shipping companies to select the most cost-effective route(s) for travelling between the Far East and European regions.