The Northern Sea Route (NSR): A New Transit Passage between Europe and Asia?

The predicted ‘blue’ Arctic Ocean may emerge earlier than the middle of this century, given the current rates of global warming. The opening up of the Northern Sea Route will have a tremendous impact on the future of current regional hub ports.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ho, Joshua
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40076
Description
Summary:The predicted ‘blue’ Arctic Ocean may emerge earlier than the middle of this century, given the current rates of global warming. The opening up of the Northern Sea Route will have a tremendous impact on the future of current regional hub ports.