Opening of the northwest passage : the impact and possibilities

• Main Author: Sim, Chee Leong.
• Other Authors: Lum Kit Meng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Maritime studies::Maritime management and business
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49207
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Rising world temperature has made the Northwest Passage (NWP) become ice free for the first time in year 2007. This phenomenon has started to draw the attention of many shipping circles as the NWP offers a significant distance saving between the east and the west as compared to the current Panama Ca...