Polar super seaways? Maritime transport in the Arctic: an analysis of shipowners’ intentions

• Main Authors: Lasserre, Frédéric, Pelletier, Sébastien
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Northwest Passage; Northeast Passage; Northwest passage; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692311001414

The seasonal melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, which has been confirmed for several summers in a row and is widely documented, has become a hot topic in the media. It is fuelling many speculative scenarios about the purported renewal of a “cold war”, or even an actual armed conflict, in the Arctic, for the control of both its natural resources and its sea routes. Sea shipping and transportation; Arctic; Arctic routes; Shipping; Northwest Passage; Northeast Passage;