Arctic & New Trade Routes Opportunities

Extending the initial analysis reported in D13 this report will address the potential opportunities for Arctic shipping routes including whether and how they could be used in a sustainable way environmentally and economically A riskreliability assessment of factors such as uncertainty in ice distribution and its consequences for shipping and strategies to reduce the probability of whale strikes and other detrimental impacts to marine wildlife will be included Findings from International Research Partners will be included This deliverable refers to Task T12