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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 | 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 | Arctic Charting
Hydrography is the oldest science of the sea. The earliest explorers were often hydrographers and cartographers who recorded their discoveries on marine charts, sometimes to claim new territory, a...
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ARCTIS | Dikson
Dikson
The seaport of Dikson is located in the south-western part of the Kara Sea near the mouth of the Yenisey River. Summer marine navigation is possible from the middle of August until the end of S...
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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 | 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...