Sustainable Arctic Shipping (Anne H. Steffensen, session 2)

Anne H. Steffensen, CEO of the Danish Shipowners Association, presents the organisation and its role in Arctic shipping, the current and future prospects for Arctic shipping and logistical needs,, the Polar Code, and Denmark's Arctic development programme.

An accompanying video of the session in which this presentation was given can be found on the Arctic Futures Symposium VIMEO channel https://vimeo.com/148126647 . Ms Steffensen's presentation begins at 27:50.

Transcript

1. Sustainable Arctic shipping CEO Anne H. Steffensen Danish Shipowners’ Association
2. !   ESTABLISHED 1884 !   TRADE ORGANIZATION !   EMPLOYERS’ ORGANIZATION !   REPRESENTED IN BRUSSELS SINCE 1989 !   INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION WITH ECSA, ICS, IMO
3. Transit  North  West   Passage   Des.na.on   Transit  Northern  Sea   Rout  
8. •  The voice of the industry •  Member of the Arctic Economic Council •  Participating in the Working Group on Maritime Transportation –  Encouraging Public-Private Partnerships for infrastructure development –  Creating stable and predictable regulatory frameworks
9. Main  features:   •  Requirements  for  ship  construc.on,   equipment,  opera.on  and   environmental  protec.on   •  Applica.on  extended  to  all  polar  waters,   i.e.  Arc.c  and  Antarc.c  and  not  only  ice-­‐ covered  
10. •  Danish Ministry of Defence is conducting an analysis of its future Arctic tasks and capabilities. •  A report with the findings is expected early 2016 •  Some expected focus areas: –  Pollution control / oil spill response –  Search and Rescue capabilities –  Communication
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