Rethinking Year-Round Navigation via the Northern Sea Route

Vladimir N. Samotuga (), Aleksey Y. Smirnov () and Dmitriy S. Khmara ()
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Vladimir N. Samotuga: St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University (SMTU)
Aleksey Y. Smirnov: St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University (SMTU)
Dmitriy S. Khmara: St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University (SMTU)

Chapter Chapter 17 in Energy of the Russian Arctic, 2022, pp 349-361 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Global climate changes, rising yearly average temperatures in different regions of the planet, and Arctic ice melting create favorable conditions for intensified navigation along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), as well as for using the latter as a full-scale transportation corridor that ensures cargo shipment from Asian countries to Europe at lower costs than existing transportation routes. In this route, it would be important to run an analysis, including both economic and natural/climatic factors, of the conditions that influence the efficiency of the year-round navigation along the Northern Sea Route; this would determine the mid-term potential for navigation development considering the situation in the world economy. Essentially, the analysis of the potential for the year-round navigation along the NSR boils down to answering three questions: (1) Are there technical capabilities to support navigation? (2) Is there enough cargo whose shipment would be reasonable and profitable? (3) How are ships operating along the NSR supported by communications, hydro navigation, hydrometeorological navigation, SAR, repair, and other services?

Keywords: Northern Sea Route; Investments; Icebreakers; Projects; Ice-class vessels; Navigation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-2817-8_17

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