2014 Workshop on Safe Ship Operations in the Arctic Ocean
Workshop co-convened by Arctic Options, ACCESS and the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
IMO Workshop Circular and Agenda
Ship Design and Construction: Workshop for Safe Ship Operations in the Arctic Ocean
February 28, 2014 | London
The Workshop on Safe Ship Operations in the Arctic Ocean took place at IMO Headquarters in London on 28 February 2014. This international, interdisciplinary and inclusive workshop was hosted by the IMO along with the Arctic Options: Holistic Integration for Arctic Coastal Marine Sustainability project (www.arcticoptions.org), funded by the United States National Science Foundation and French Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique and the Arctic Climate Change, Economy and Society (www.access-eu.org) project funded by the European Commission.
The workshop was opened by the IMO Secretary-General. The objective of the workshop was to facilitate information exchange among diverse experts and to consider issues and strategies for ensuring safe ship operations in the Arctic Ocean. The discussions will contribute to IMO’s ongoing work on the mandatory Polar Code, which is anticipated for completion in 2014. Participants from 24 countries and more than 70 international organizations participated in the workshop. Arctic Options’ principle investigator, Paul Berkman, moderated the workshop.
PRESENTATIONS
Opening remarks – IMO Secretary-General
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu
Prof. Paul Berkman, Fulbright Distinguished Scholar and Research Professor,
Bren School of Environmental Science and Management ‐ Marine Science Institute
Nordic Bulk Carriers Challenges for the Polar Code
Mr. Mads Boye Petersen Managing Director / Partner, Nordic Bulk Carriers A/S ‐ Denmark
Globalization & Economic Interests in the New Maritime Arctic
Prof. Lawson W. Brigham, PhD, Distinguished Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Chair, Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (2005-09)
Prof. Peter Wadhams, Professor of Ocean Physics, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics,
University of Cambridge
Progress towards the development of an international Polar Code
Dr. H. Deggim, Senior Deputy Director, Marine Environment Division, IMO
European Commission (ACCESS) Project
Prof. Jean Claude Gascard, Université Pierre et Marie Curie
ARCTIC OPTIONS Holistic Integration for Arctic Coastal-Marine Sustainability
Prof. Paul Berkman, Furlbright Distinguished Scholar and Research Professor,
Bren School of Environmental Science and Management ‐ Marine Science Institute
Institutional Interplay in the Arctic Ocean
Prof. Oran R. Young, Research Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management ‐University of California
Mr. Evert Flier, Director, Norwegian Hydrographic Service
Operationalising the Polar Code in the Arctic Ocean: Insurance Industry Contributions
Mr. Michael Kingston, Partner, Marine, Trade & Energy Group, DWF LLP
MP Sara Olsvig, Member of Danish and Greenlandic Parliaments, Inuit Ataqatigiit ‐ Denmark
International Maritime Organization
