Arctic shipping - a study on feasibility and future impact on warehousing/shipping routes/shipbuilding

• Main Author: Ng, Tow Boon.
• Other Authors: Lum Kit Meng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Maritime studies::Maritime management and business
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45390
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Global warming and arctic technology advancement generate the idea of an international shipping route along Northern Sea Route (NSR). Research shows that there is a 40% distance saving possibility when transiting through NSR as compared to traditional Suez Canal. This paper conducts a feasibility st...