The diminishing age gap between polar cruisers and their ships: A new reason to codify the IMO Guidelines for ships operating in polar waters and make them mandatory?

Marine Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 261-265

  Brosnan, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Arctic cruise ships; Arctic shipping; International Maritime Organization

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; GUIDELINE; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; MARINE POLICY; PORT OPERATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SAFETY; SHIPPING;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 78349309718     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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