The 21st Century — Turning Point for the Northern Sea Route?: Proceedings of the Northern Sea Route User Conference, Oslo, 18–20 November 1999

Front Matter....Pages i-xxx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Opening Remarks....Pages 3-3
Welcoming Address....Pages 5-6
Opening Speech: International Shipping on the Northern Sea Route — Russia’s Perspective....Pages 7-14
Opening Speech: Increased International Use of the Northern Sea Route: Norway’s Perspective....Pages 15-16
Opening Speech....Pages 17-18
Opening Address....Pages 19-19
Greeting to the Conference....Pages 21-22
Introduction to Northern Sea Route History and INSROP’s Background....Pages 23-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-34
What Do We Need? The Shipping Industry’s Views on the Northern Sea Route’s Potential and Problems....Pages 35-38
What Do We Know About the Northern Sea Route?....Pages 39-50
What Can We Offer? — Russia is Optimistic about the Future of the Northern Sea Route....Pages 51-53
Front Matter....Pages 55-56
Natural Conditions, Ice Navigation and Ship Design — Pushing the Limits....Pages 57-62
Northern Sea Route Activities — Environmental Assessments....Pages 63-69
The NSR’s Commercial Potential and Restraints....Pages 71-74
Strategic, Legal and Political Implications of International Shipping on the NSR....Pages 75-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-88
Presentation of INSROP’s Simulation Study of Northern Sea Route Shipping....Pages 89-90
The Chosen Simulation Routes and Their Ice Conditions....Pages 91-96
Legal and Environmental Evaluation of Selected Routes along the Northern Sea Route....Pages 97-104
Results of the Simulation Study: Under Which Scenario is Northern Sea Route Navigation Economically Feasible?....Pages 105-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-112
Transiting the Northern Sea Route: Shipping and Marine Insurance Interests....Pages 113-121
Front Matter....Pages 111-112
The Potential for Transit Operations on the Northern Sea Route....Pages 123-132
Marine Transport of Oil and Gas from Northwest Russia to the European Union....Pages 133-134
The Northern Sea Route Tariff System — Present Practice and Future Requirements — The ARCDEV Experience....Pages 135-145
Will Russia’s Arctic Oil be Exported by Sea?....Pages 147-149
Front Matter....Pages 151-152
The Real Face of Northern Sea Route Shipping....Pages 153-156
Suggestions for Future Northern Sea Route Shipping Based on a Northern Sea Route Experience....Pages 157-160
Front Matter....Pages 161-162
A Foreign Company’s View of Northern Sea Route Technology and Infrastructure — Perceived Problems and Uncertainties....Pages 163-167
Russian Ice Information Services in the Future....Pages 169-176
Future Development of Northern Sea Route Ship Design — Technology and Price....Pages 177-184
Russian Experience in Ensuring Regular Navigation Along the Northern Sea Route....Pages 185-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-191
What does the Shipping Industry Expect as to Administration of the Northern Sea Route?....Pages 193-194
The Future Structure of Northern Sea Route Administration and Operations....Pages 195-196
Financing of the Northern Sea Route Infrastructure: Russian Resolve and Possible International Contributions....Pages 197-203
The Arctic Environment and the Indigenous Peoples....Pages 205-208
The Legal Regime of the Northern Sea Route — a U.S./Russian Dispute with a Potential to Stop Foreign Ships?....Pages 209-212
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Workshop 1: Transit Traffic on the Northern Sea Route: Cargo Potential and Commercial Viability vs. Suez, the Trans-Siberian Railway and Other Alternatives....Pages 215-216
Workshop 2: Future Northern Sea Route Operations in a Changing Environment: Icebreaking, Ice Information, and Navigation Requirements....Pages 217-218
Workshop 3: How can large-scale Northern Sea Route Navigation be made Compatible with International and Russian Standards for Environmental Protection and Protection of Local Indigenous Peoples?....Pages 219-222
Workshop 5: Marine Transport of Oil and Gas from Northwest Russia....Pages 223-224
Workshop 6: Construction and Navigation of Icebreaking Cargo Ships for the Northern Sea Route....Pages 225-227
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Workshop 7: Profitable and Stable Administration of the Northern Sea Route: How can it be secured?....Pages 229-229
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Closing Address....Pages 233-234
Summing Up the Northern Sea Route User Conference — The Shipping Industry’s Perspective....Pages 235-237
Summing Up the Northern Sea Route User Conference — The Russian Perspective....Pages 239-240
The Way Ahead for the Northern Sea Route: A Possible Strategy....Pages 241-245
Front Matter....Pages 247-248
The Murmansk Region — Russian Northern Gateway to the Arctic....Pages 249-250
Significance of the Northern Sea Route for the Development of the Northern Territories of Russia....Pages 251-254
The Significance of the Northern Sea Route for the Development of Krasnoyarsk Territory....Pages 255-258
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
INSROP GIS....Pages 261-263
Arctic Sea Ice Reduction — Implications for the Northern Sea Route....Pages 265-270
The Northern Sea Route and Its Impact on the Indigenous Peoples of the Russian North....Pages 271-273
The Northern Sea Route — Main Route for Oil and Gas of the Twenty-first Century....Pages 275-278
Commercial Advantages and Disadvantages of the Northern Sea Route — Introductory Note....Pages 279-280
Transit Traffic on the Northern Sea Route: Cargo Potential and Commercial Viability via Suez, the Trans-Siberian Railroad and Other Alternatives....Pages 281-283
Marine Transport Systems for Oil Export from the Prirazlomnoye Oil Field in the Barents Sea....Pages 285-289
Norilsk Nickel and the Northern Sea Route....Pages 291-292
Back Matter....Pages 293-307