The polar code and Canada’s regulations on arctic navigation : shipping companies’ perceptions of the new legal environment
In 2017, the Polar Code, negotiated under the auspices of the IMO, came into force. Later that same year, Canada issued new regulations applicable to navigation in the Canadian Arctic. In this paper, we investigate how this new legal environment is perceived by shipping companies. We conducted a sur...
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ftunivlavalcorp:oai:corpus.ulaval.ca:20.500.11794/68606 2024-06-23T07:49:06+00:00 The polar code and Canada’s regulations on arctic navigation : shipping companies’ perceptions of the new legal environment Bartenstein, Kristin Pic, Pauline Huang, Linyan Babin, Julie Lasserre, Frédéric Arctique, Côte de l' (Canada) Canada (Nord) Nord-Ouest, Passage du 2021-03-25T22:18:04Z application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/68606 https://doi.org/10.1080/2154896X.2021.1889838 eng eng Routledge Journals 2154-896X http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/68606 doi:10.1080/2154896X.2021.1889838 http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 Polar code Arctic Shipping Safety and Pollution Prevention Regulations IMO Qualitative Analysis Arctique Océan -- Navigation -- Droit Marine marchande -- Sécurité -- Mesures Droit maritime Déversements de pétrole -- Prévention article de recherche COAR1_1::Texte::Périodique::Revue::Contribution à un journal::Article::Article de recherche 2021 ftunivlavalcorp https://doi.org/20.500.11794/6860610.1080/2154896X.2021.1889838 2024-06-03T23:43:59Z In 2017, the Polar Code, negotiated under the auspices of the IMO, came into force. Later that same year, Canada issued new regulations applicable to navigation in the Canadian Arctic. In this paper, we investigate how this new legal environment is perceived by shipping companies. We conducted a survey, asking companies, both active and not active in the Arctic, how they assess the impact of the legal changes on their operations. Using a qualitative methodology, we coded and analysed 99 questionnaires. Our research shows that companies not active in the Arctic are, as could be expected, largely unaware of the Polar Code and often unwilling to respond to our survey, showing a limited interest in the Arctic shipping market. Companies active in the Arctic and well aware of the issues of safety of navigation and environmental protection generally welcomed the Polar Code. Respondents were less familiar with the new Canadian regulations, arguably corroborating findings according to which the Northwest Passage is not currently considered a potential regular shipping route. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Arctique* Northwest passage Université Laval: CorpusUL Arctic Canada Northwest Passage The Polar Journal 11 1 95 117 |
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In 2017, the Polar Code, negotiated under the auspices of the IMO, came into force. Later that same year, Canada issued new regulations applicable to navigation in the Canadian Arctic. In this paper, we investigate how this new legal environment is perceived by shipping companies. We conducted a survey, asking companies, both active and not active in the Arctic, how they assess the impact of the legal changes on their operations. Using a qualitative methodology, we coded and analysed 99 questionnaires. Our research shows that companies not active in the Arctic are, as could be expected, largely unaware of the Polar Code and often unwilling to respond to our survey, showing a limited interest in the Arctic shipping market. Companies active in the Arctic and well aware of the issues of safety of navigation and environmental protection generally welcomed the Polar Code. Respondents were less familiar with the new Canadian regulations, arguably corroborating findings according to which the Northwest Passage is not currently considered a potential regular shipping route. |
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