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Arctic Shipping
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I am doing a research on marine transportation in the Northwest Passage.
I am wondering to what extent shipping companies are interested in using this new Arctic route, and why. So far, a few told me they were interested, but many said no.
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Shorter distance
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High insurance costs
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Just in time constraints
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Lower fuel costs
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Hazards of drifting ice
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No market on the way
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Too expensive to build ice-strenghtened ship
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Re: Arctic Shipping
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I was just pondering, theoretically, Global Warming will open the route more.
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Minn
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(regular)
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01/08/2008 00:08
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Re: Arctic Shipping
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With respect, you've missed something very important.
The NW Passage is shallow!
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Re: Arctic Shipping
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but ice strengthened tankers have transitted in the past - albeit with ice-breaker accompaniment.
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Re: Arctic Shipping
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How shallow?
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Re: Arctic Shipping
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A good idea, but impractical for the vast majority of shipping. Many charter parties and insurance policies forbid passage in high lattitudes. Often to the extent that a longer route is taken to avoid these lattitudes. A common one is to take a rhumb line, or composite great circle between the USA/Canada and the far east, to avoid passing north of the alutians.
An exciting prospect though!
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