Arctic shipping trends during hazardous weather and sea-ice conditions and the Polar Code’s effectiveness
Abstract The Arctic’s extreme environmental conditions and remoteness make it a complex and dynamic environment for maritime operators. We find that Arctic shipping has grown by 7% per year over the past decade, despite the hazardous weather and sea-ice conditions that pose risks to vessels operatin...
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ftoslouniv:oai:www.duo.uio.no:10852/106238 2024-01-07T09:40:41+01:00 Arctic shipping trends during hazardous weather and sea-ice conditions and the Polar Code’s effectiveness ENEngelskEnglishArctic shipping trends during hazardous weather and sea-ice conditions and the Polar Code’s effectiveness Müller, Malte Knol-Kauffman, Maaike Jeuring, Jelmer Palerme, Cyril 2023-10-16T16:33:41Z http://hdl.handle.net/10852/106238 https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-023-00021-x EN eng FRAM/66016 CLIMATE/KMD/FRAM/NPI-12/3058-52 Müller, Malte Knol-Kauffman, Maaike Jeuring, Jelmer Palerme, Cyril . Arctic shipping trends during hazardous weather and sea-ice conditions and the Polar Code’s effectiveness. npj Ocean Sustainability. 2023, 2(12) http://hdl.handle.net/10852/106238 2185247 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=npj Ocean Sustainability&rft.volume=2&rft.spage=&rft.date=2023 npj Ocean Sustainability 2 1 https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-023-00021-x Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 2731-426X Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed PublishedVersion 2023 ftoslouniv https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-023-00021-x 2023-12-13T23:39:45Z Abstract The Arctic’s extreme environmental conditions and remoteness make it a complex and dynamic environment for maritime operators. We find that Arctic shipping has grown by 7% per year over the past decade, despite the hazardous weather and sea-ice conditions that pose risks to vessels operating in the region. As a result of a strong increase in winter sailing, the time ships operate in these extreme conditions has even tripled. To mitigate maritime risks, the Polar Code has been introduced. Among other things, it regulates Arctic shipping by specifying hazardous conditions with a sea-ice classification scheme and design temperature threshold. However, we argue that the Polar Code needs refinement through the integration of maritime warning systems and a broader description of hazardous conditions. This is supported by an analysis of shipping activity patterns in severe sea-spray icing conditions and a discussion of a recent sea-ice induced incident along the Northern Sea Route. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Northern Sea Route Sea ice Universitet i Oslo: Digitale utgivelser ved UiO (DUO) Arctic npj Ocean Sustainability 2 1 |
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Abstract The Arctic’s extreme environmental conditions and remoteness make it a complex and dynamic environment for maritime operators. We find that Arctic shipping has grown by 7% per year over the past decade, despite the hazardous weather and sea-ice conditions that pose risks to vessels operating in the region. As a result of a strong increase in winter sailing, the time ships operate in these extreme conditions has even tripled. To mitigate maritime risks, the Polar Code has been introduced. Among other things, it regulates Arctic shipping by specifying hazardous conditions with a sea-ice classification scheme and design temperature threshold. However, we argue that the Polar Code needs refinement through the integration of maritime warning systems and a broader description of hazardous conditions. This is supported by an analysis of shipping activity patterns in severe sea-spray icing conditions and a discussion of a recent sea-ice induced incident along the Northern Sea Route. |
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