Sustainable Arctic Shipping
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 6056
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Arctic shipping operations; maritime safety and security issues; shipping in the era of digitalization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Numerous studies indicate that Arctic ice coverage has been steadily declining for the last couple of decades. Recognizing the rise of a significant opportunity, certain business entities now operate within the wider region, and are harnessing plans to exploit previously untapped resources, such as precious minerals and large quantities of oil and gas. A number of credible sources confirm that touristic and fishing activities are clearly intensifying around the Arctic Ocean, with various endeavors of maritime transport also being put forward. Should the so-called “Arctic Passages” become established as regular maritime routes, this would mean an upgraded economic posture for certain states and their associated ports, offering considerable savings of time and fuel in reaching various destinations.
As human presence and operations are expected to intensify within that inherently risky region, the issue of sustainability stands out. The Arctic Ocean is now considered a potential connecting corridor between Asia and Europe-America (and vice versa). Not since the openings of the Suez and Panama Canals has the shipping industry seen such transformative change with the potential to introduce a new era to the traditional mode of operations. However, with those opportunities come many associated risks and challenges to overcome. The spring 2021 issue of Sustainability, with Guest Editors Associate Professor Dimitrios Dalaklis and Professor Aykut I. Ölcer of the World Maritime University[1] (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden, will expand global knowledge in relation to the Arctic’s truly pristine environment and pave the way towards responsible ocean utilization and management. We are inviting the submission of papers that focus on shipping operations in this still icy region, including cases of future business development and environmental protection issues.
[1] WMU is a postgraduate maritime university founded by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations.
References:
D. Dalaklis & E. Baxevani, (2017), Maritime Routes in the Arctic: Examining the level of Traffic and Port capabilities along the Northern Sea Route, (Eds) Chircop A., Coffen-Smout S. & McConnell M., Oceans’ Yearbook 31, Brill Nijhoff, Leiden-The Netherlands, pp. 106-135. DOI: 10.1163/9789004347137_006M. Drewniak, D. Dalaklis, M. Kitada, A. Ölçer & F. Ballini (2018) Geopolitics of Arctic shipping: the state of icebreakers and future needs, Polar Geography, 41:2, 107-125, DOI: 10.1080/1088937X.2018.1455756
D. Dalaklis, M. Drewniak & J-U. Schröder-Hinrichs, (2018), Shipping Operations Support in the “High North”: examining availability of icebreakers along the Northern Sea Route, WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Volume 17, Number 2 (June 2018), pp 129–147. DOI: 10.1007/s13437-018-0142-7
D. Dalaklis, E. Baxevani & P. Siousiouras, (2018) The Future of Arctic Shipping Business and the Positive Influence of the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, The Journal of Ocean Technology (JOT), Marine Institute of the Memorial University-Canada, Vol. 13, No. 4, (December 2018), pp 76–94. [ISSN 1718-3200]
Prof. Dimitrios Dalaklis
Prof. Aykut I. Ölcer
Collection Editor
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Keywords
- Arctic Ocean governance
- environmental protection research activities
- environmental and economic sustainability of shipping
- regulatory implementation and compliance
- emergency response management
- search and rescue (SAR)
- Arctic Passages (Northern Sea Route and Northwest Passage)
- sustainable (Arctic) business development
- Arctic infrastructure development
- tourism in the Arctic
- sustainable Arctic fishing
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