Northern sea route: an overview of transportation risks, safety, and security
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Authors
Hill, Emmaline
LaNore, Marc
Véronneau, Simon
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Northern sea route
Northwest passage
Maritime safety
Maritime security
Polar routes
Northwest passage
Maritime safety
Maritime security
Polar routes
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2015-12
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Springer
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As global warming takes its toll on Arctic sea ice, a new transportation superhighway emerges across the northern polar region. This new transportation route—the Northern Sea Route and Northwest Passage—brings many challenges and concerns. Significant obstacles preside along this route such as hazards to navigation, minimal or non-existent rescue and recovery services, inconsistent weather reporting, and reduced communication capability. In this paper, we review existing studies on the Northern Sea Route, discuss these risks and challenges, as well as present some of the advantages and opportunities associated with this emerging trade route. We conclude with a short discussion on safety and security implications.
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The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12198-015-0158-6
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School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)
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Hill, Emmaline, Marc LaNore, and Simon Véronneau. "Northern sea route: an overview of transportation risks, safety, and security." Journal of transportation security 8.3-4 (2015): 69-78.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.