Essays about: "Arctic shipping"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Arctic shipping.

  1. 1. The implications of heavy fuel oil ban in arctic waters for sustainable arctic shipping

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för marina vetenskaper

    Author : Kaung Thu; [2023-01-23]
    Keywords : Arctic region; heavy fuel oil; shipping; Sustainable;

    Abstract : The increased temperature in the polar regions is one of the significant impacts of global warming and consequential climate change. In the Arctic, regional warming leads to the accelerated loss of sea ice caps, which has opened up new international shipping routes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Past the freezing point?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sofia Inghe-Palmqvist; [2021]
    Keywords : The Arctic; China; Unites States of America; geopolitics; discourse analysis; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The political climate in the Arctic is changing in tandem with the world’s climate. As the ice thaws and leaves a previously frozen sea open, it likewise opens up for new opportunities as estimated abundances of resources become reachable for the first time. READ MORE

  4. 3. Arctic sea ice drift - A comparison of modeled and remote sensing data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Förbränningsfysik

    Author : Stina Karlsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : The Arctic climate and the sea ice drift are important to study both for the improvement in short-term forecasts and to get a better understanding of the climate change. Short-term forecasts are needed to improve the shipping and offshore industries in the Arctic Ocean. READ MORE

  5. 4. Shipping in the World's Northernmost Ocean - Legal Disputes & Controversies in the Arctic Sea Routes & the Legal Impact of an Future Internationalization

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel Jonsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Transpolar Sea Route; Northwest Passage; Northern Sea Route; Arctic; Article 234; Daniel Jonsson; Daniel Viktor Jonsson; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Arktis utgör ett av de minst utvecklade internationella regioner i världen. Trots politiska initiativ som arktiska rådet och liknande existerar det inte idag något övergripande legalt ramverk för att adressera flertalet juridiska dispyter och kontroverser. READ MORE

  6. 5. Transportation and deposition of volcanic ash from Iceland to the Arctic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Förbränningsfysik

    Author : Josefin Jönsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Grímsvötn 2011; volcanic eruption; the Arctic; transportation and deposition of volcanic ash; albedo; air traffic; Physics and Astronomy; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : As the Arctic will become more available to shipping traffic in the future, given the current trend of diminishing ice sheets continues, the emission of particles and gases originating from ships will increase in the Arctic. The emission of particles and gases can affect the sensitive Arctic environment in many ways, e.g. READ MORE