DATE: 23 – 25 April 2013
LOCATION: Helsinki Congress Paasitorni
Highlights and New Features of ASF Arctic Shipping 2013 conference include:
Six Industry spotlight panels
- Planning, strategy and costs for renewal of icebreaker fleets
- Protection of the Arctic environment and the impact of climate change on shipping operations,
- Competitiveness of the Suez Canal v. the Northern Sea Route,
- Identifying, forecasting and warning of areas of ice pressure,
- Update on the latest progress of the Polar Code, and
- Arctic communications: trends and impacts of new space mission requirements
Case studies: experiences from offshore Arctic operations in summer 2012
Lessons learned from operations in the Chukchi Sea and Baffin Bay in 2012
Four problem-solving clinics with small group sessions for more in-depth discussion on:
- development of a Technical Arctic Council,
- ice class rules for icebreakers,
- using SEEMP for ice-going vessels and
- search, rescue and survival in icy waters –
Four champagne roundtable discussions provide an opportunity for feedback and discussion on specific areas of interest in small groups including:
- ballast water management systems for ice-going vessels,
- ice charting and forecasting for the North Atlantic and Greenland
- OSV operations in ice, and
- Arctic oil and gas projects this is an
Planning, strategy and costs for renewal of icebreaker fleets
An industry panel discussion on the processes for renewing and updating icebreaker fleets
Two new breakfast briefings including
- designing for effective station-keeping in ice and
- coatings for ice-going vessels
The event this year is designed to increase networking time and audience feedback sessions
For more information contact: email:maritimecustserv@informa.com or telephone:+44 (0) 20 7017 5510