Polar super seaways? Maritime transport in the Arctic: an analysis of shipowners’ intentions

Commercial shipping in the Arctic: new perspectives, challenges and regulations

“…An ice-strengthened ship is thus a costly investment that cannot be afforded if the ships is to navigate only for short periods in Arctic waters (Lasserre and Pelletier 2011;Lasserre 2015).…”

Arctic shipping insurance: towards a harmonisation of practices and costs?

“…They might then decide to offer a service anyway. This is for now a theoretical risk since few newcomers are interested in the short term (Lasserre and Pelletier 2011) but that remains to be assessed, since market pressure could change and lead newcomers to try and enter the Arctic shipping market without proper qualifications if requirements from insurance firms are very high. It would then place a security burden on the coastal state that would have to monitor insurance coverage of incoming ships (mentioned twice in the survey).…”

“…If most shipping companies appear to be more interested in destinational traffic rather than transit (Lasserre 2010;Lasserre and Pelletier 2011;Wergeland 2013;Lasserre and Alexeeva 2014), ship owners are trying to assess whether new trade opportunities that might arise in the Arctic are profitable or not. As a result, insurance companies receive an increasing number of requests regarding Arctic voyages, and the availability of marine insurance (insurance conditions, cost of premium) could be a key factor in the development of Arctic trade.…”

Tribune libre

“…un raccourci réducteur déjà analysé par plusieurs chercheurs (Guy, 2006;Somanathan, S. et al, 2007;Lasserre et Pelletier, 2011). Une exception : Ren et Chen (2011) qui élaborent pour la première fois une analyse en termes de coûts -ces routes sont-elles seulement rentables ?…”

“…A sujet du Passage du Nord-ouest, l'idée que le trafic demeure faible et ce probablement pour longtemps (Lasserre et Pelletier 2011) pour des raisons liées à la structure et à l'organisation du secteur du transport maritime, en a étonné plus d'un, pendant de la réflexion balbutiante évoquée ci-dessus. Par ailleurs, l'insistance de questions sur la possibilité que le Canada négocie un accord spécial avec la Chine pour le trafic maritime nous a surpris.…”