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ARCTIS | ARCTIS Database (Arctic Resources and Transportation Information System)
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The ARCTIS Database, created and operated by the Centre for High North Logistics (CHNL) in North Norway, is a gateway to know-how for businesses, governments, and the educational commun...
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ARCTIS | Search and Rescue in Arctic Waters
To facilitate maritime safety communications, the IMO adopted the
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System. It is mandatory for all SOLAS Convention parties’, cargo ships of 300 gross tons or great...
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ARCTIS | Search and Rescue (SAR) in the Arctic
(from AMSA Report 2009)
Protection of People and Property
The current search and rescue, or SAR, infrastructure in the Arctic, while varying between regions, is limited. For example, while there is ...
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ARCTIS | About ARCTIS
There are several challenges linked to shipping and logistics in the Arctic, not the least the current insufficient infrastructure, vast geographical distances, and harsh climatic conditions. Any futu...
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ARCTIS | The Elusive Arctic
Many criteria have been used to delineate the Arctic from the temperate zone. Neither of them has achieved common approval or acceptance.
Figure 1: Different Definitions of the Arctic
Source: AMAP...
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ARCTIS | Welcome to ARCTIS
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The ARCTIS Database, developed by the Centre for High North Logistics (CHNL) in North Norway, is a gateway to know-how for businesses, governments, and the research/educational communit...