Year: 2017 Language: english Author: DNVGL Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 32 Description: Today, we see not just interest in the polar regions, but a real increase in commercial activity. The stunning natural beauty of Antarctica and the Arctic lures tens of thousands of tourists each year to visit these far reaches of our planet, most travelling by ship. Melting ice opens other business opportunities, too, with some regarding the Arctic as an emerging commercial hotspot. Sailing in polar waters brings on new challenges and risks, not only for the ships that sail them, but also for the polar environment and those dependent on it. Through its adoption of the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters – the Polar Code – the IMO and its members recognize the importance of helping ship owners to manage these risks and to protect the environment in these regions. DNV GL is ready and able to help you. Polar shipping has long been a strategic priority for us. Today, we class some 25 percent of the ships that visit Arctic and Antarctic waters each year.
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DNV GL Polar Code
Language: english
Author: DNVGL
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 32
Description: Today, we see not just interest in the polar regions, but a real increase in commercial activity. The stunning natural beauty of Antarctica and the Arctic lures tens of thousands of tourists each year to visit these far reaches of our planet, most travelling by ship. Melting ice opens other business opportunities, too, with some regarding the Arctic as an emerging commercial hotspot.
Sailing in polar waters brings on new challenges and risks, not only for the ships that sail them, but also for the polar environment and those dependent on it. Through its adoption of the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters – the Polar Code – the IMO and its members recognize the importance of helping ship owners to manage these risks and to protect the environment in these regions.
DNV GL is ready and able to help you. Polar shipping has long been a strategic priority for us. Today, we class some 25 percent of the ships that visit Arctic and Antarctic waters each year.
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