1st Edition
Arctic Shipping Climate Change, Commercial Traffic and Port Development
Introduction Part 1. The economics of Arctic shipping. 1 Weather constraints on ships serving coastal settlements in Nunavik, 1993 to 2016 2 Approaches of the profitability of Arctic shipping in the literature 3 Modelizing the profitability of liner Arctic shipping 4 An economic analysis on the NSR viability of an Ice Class 1A oil tanker vessel. 5 Transit Traffic Analysis along the NSR and the NWP 6 The Evolution and Relative Competitiveness of Global Arctic Cruise Tourism Destinations Part 2. The impact of the advent of the Polar Code. 7 From Atomised Legislations to Integrated Regulatory Framework: The Polar Code (R)Evolution? 8 Shipping in the Canadian and Russian Arctic: Domestic Legal Responses to the PolarCode Part 3. Arctic shipping and port development. 9 An analysis of the Arctic ports. 10 Analysis of Russian Arctic port system using AIS data 11 Free ports as a tool to develop the navigation in the Arctic. 12 The Opportunities and Challenges of Developing the Arctic Area and Shipping in Canada Conclusion
Biography
Frédéric Lasserre is Professor in the Geography Department at Laval University, Canada and heads the Quebec Council for Geopolitical Studies. He was Project Director with Canada’s ArcticNet research network between 2010 and 2015.
Olivier Faury is an Assistant Professor at EM Normandie in Le Havre. He completed his PhD in 2016 on the economics elements that may increase the attractiveness of the Northern Sea Route comparing to the Suez Canal Route. Since July 2016, he has been working on the Arctic with a focus on the legal, risk, shipping and port parameters.
