Antarctic

Largest Antarctic Fleet Sails To Establish Research Station

Credits: Sovcomflot

China’s significant venture to establish its fifth Antarctic research station signals a renewed commitment to advancing scientific exploration in this remote and sensitive ecosystem.

The forthcoming station on Inexpressible Island, strategically situated near the Ross Sea, is poised to elevate China’s environmental research endeavors in the Southern Ocean, says an article published on reuters website.

Station Development And Purpose

The construction of this station, anticipated...

https://mfame.guru/largest-antarctic-fleet-sails-to-establish-research-station/

Is It The Beginning Of The End ?

Credit: Matt Palmer/ unsplash

Antarctic sea ice has reached record low levels for the second time in two years, with some scientists alarmed that dramatic drops are a signal the climate crisis may now be more clearly influencing this vast, complex and isolated region. The sea ice that fringes Antarctica dropped to just 737,000 square miles (1.91 million square kilometers) on February 13, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Ice Loss

The last two years mark the only time that sea ice...

https://mfame.guru/is-it-the-beginning-of-the-end/

Risk management for vessels navigating polar regions

Risk management for vessels navigating polar regions

Voirrey Blount, admiralty manager at global law firm Reed Smith

Following the news of the fire on MPV EVEREST, Voirrey Blount has commented on the risks and benefits of vessels navigating shorter and potentially more fuel efficient routes such as through the Antarctic regions.

Voirrey Blount, admiralty manager at global law firm Reed Smith, said: “Any fire on board a vessel is a major incident, regardless of the location of the vessel. However,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/15/risk-management-for-vessels-navigating-polar-regions/

EU-PolarNet Webinar on European Cooperation for Polar Science and Society – Register Now

EU-PolarNet Webinar on European Cooperation for Polar Science and Society – Register Now

“STRONGER TOGETHER: EUROPEAN COOPERATION FOR POLAR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY” WEBINAR, 11 JUNE 2020

World Ocean Council (WOC) Invites the Ocean Business and Investment Community to the EU-PolarNet Webinar on the Integrated European Polar Research Programme

26 May 2020

EU-PolarNet and the European Polar Board are co-organizing the following webinar:

Stronger Together: European Cooperation for Polar Science and Society...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/05/26/eu-polarnet-webinar-on-european-cooperation-for-polar-science-and-society-register-now/

EU-PolarNet White Papers released

Five White Papers Published by EU-PolarNet, within which the WOC is a Working Partner, as a Follow-Up to 2018 Workshop Working Towards an Integrated European Polar Research Program

6 March 2019

The EU-PolarNet White Paper Workshop convened 50 international experts in La Cristalera, Spain, in September 2018, with the aim of drafting a set of policy documents that highlights issues in both the Arctic and Antarctic that urgently need to be addressed – and to which European polar research could make...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/06/eu-polarnet-white-papers-released/

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