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What happenned at ASF 2012 - the 8th annual Arctic and cold climate shipping conference and seminars?

The premier industry Arctic Shipping event focussed on ice and cold climate shipping

Attendees at this event heard about:

  • Strategic concerns, security and sovereignty in the Arctic with high-level contributions from Arctic countries
  • Developments in transport and exploration in Russian Arctic, North America and Greenland, including real-life case studies from voyages in 2011
  • The impact of climate change on potential navigation conditions 
  • Challenges of ice management operations for offshore vessels 
  • Technical challenges for design of ice-going ships and icebreakers 
  • Stakeholder discussion on current status of training for ice-going crew

Companies registered for ASF 2012 included:

  • K Line Europe Ltd
  • Wartsila Finland Oy
  • NYK Line
  • Finnish Shipowners Association
  • Arctia Offshore Ltd
  • Port of Dalhousie Inc
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries UK Ltd
  • Neste Shipping Oy
  • SCF Swire Offshore Pte Ltd
  • Prisco Singapore Pte Ltd
  • Viking Supply Ships AB
  • Rolls Royce AB
  • Steerprop Ltd
  • Bureau Veritas
  • Oy Gard Baltic
  • Krylov Shipbuilding Research Instit
  • The University of Tokyo
  • Mitsui & Co Ltd
  • Gulf Offshore Norge AS
  • Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co KG
  • Sofema Groupe
  • Brostrom AB
  • Finnish Transport Safety Agency
  • Nordic Yards Wismar GmbH
  • Rolls Royce Oy Ab
  • Rolls Royce PLC
  • Orient Marine Co Ltd
  • ABB Oy
  • SKF Machine Support
  • Exxon Neftegas Limited
  • Stephenson Harwood
  • Viking Life Saving Equipment AS
  • HANSA International Maritime Journal
  • Germanischer Lloyd SE
  • Danish Maritime Authority
  • Universal Shipbuilding Corp
  • STX O&S
  • STX Finland OY
  • Survey Association Ltd
  • Heerema Marine Contractors
  • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
  • Far Eastern Shipping Co
  • KSAT Kongsberg Satellite Services
  • National Maritime Research Institut
  • Iridium Communications Inc
  • Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc.
  • Lamor Corporation AB
  • SMIT Terminals Division B.V.
  • Arctic Bulk AG
  • ABB AS
  • Rutter Inc
  • Spliethoffs Bevrachtingskantoor BV
  • ClassNK
  • Codan
  • Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
  • Krylov Shipbuilding Research Institute
  • Finnish Transport Agency
  • Viking Supply Ships
  • Rosatomflot
  • MARINTEK
  • Ship Manoeuvring Simujlator Centre AS
  • Inmarsat
  • Nordic Bulk
  • Embassy of the United States of America
  • Lamor
  • GTT
  • Meriaura Ltd
  • Wagenborg Offshore
  • ABS
  • JSC Rosgeologiya
  • Lloyd's List
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute
  • Norwegian Coastal Administration
  • Tschudi Shipping Company
  • GECON
  • Swedish Maritime Administration
  • Centre for High North Logistics
  • Ministry for Foreign Affairs
  • ABB Marine
  • TOTAL
  • Marine Institute, Memorial University
  • Royal Arctic Line
  • Canadian Ice Service
  • Holland & Knight
  • Offshore Technology Centre Ltd
  • Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy
  • Germanischer Lloyd Finland Oy
  • DNV
  • Noncommercial Partnership of the Cordination of Northern Sea Route Usages
  • AARI
  • Aker Arctic Technology Inc
  • Sovcomflot
  • ILS Oy
  • Norwegian Polar Institute
  • Yamal SPG
  • Russian Maritime Register of Shiping
  • Canadian Embassy
  • Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Oy
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Martech Polar
  • Tranberg AS
  • Norwegian Maritime Directorate
  • US Coast Guard
  • LITEHAUZ ApS
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • CNIIMF
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
  • Lloyd's Register
  • Aker Arctic
  • Wartsila Netherlands
  • Arctia Group
  • Sea-Hawk Navigation
  • GustoMSC BV
  • McInnes Cooper
  • The Aerospace Corporation
  • GNINGI IC
  • European Space Agency

Speakers at ASF 2012 included:

Speakers at ASF 2012 included:

Per Sonderstrup Head of Centre Danish Maritime Authority

Mikhail Grigoriev Co-owner and Director GECON

Christian Bonfils Managing Director Nordic Bulk Carriers

Esko Hamilo Under-Secretary of State Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland

Frank Stuer-Lauridsen Director LITEHAUZ ApS

Igor Pankov Deputy General Director Sovcomflot

Maximilian Vocke Senior Project Manager Aker Arctic Technology Inc

Daniel Watt Associate McInnes Cooper

Bob Derks, Director Business Development, Wagenborg Offshore

Teus van Beek, Director, Development Management, Wartsila


youtube What do your colleagues have to say about ASF 2012?

Live Interview at ASF 2012: Experiences from voyages on the Northern Sea Route and future expectations

Christian Bonfils, Managing Director, Nordic Bulk Carriers A/S, was interviewed by Craig Eason, Technical Editor, Lloyd's List.  discussed pre-voyage planning, resutls and realities of using the Northern Sea Route as a regular shipping lane, and analysed prospects for the future

PLUS TWO HALF DAY SEMINARS

AM:  Logistics and Planning for Voyages on the Northern Sea Route
An examination of the practical challenges for users of the NSR as a shipping route

PM:  Ice Management for Offshore Operations
Understanding the risk management techniques for effective offshore ice management

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(updated 21 May 2012)

Simultaneous Translation / синхронный перевод

There was simultaneous translation in English and Russian throughout the conference and seminars (apart from the roundtable discussion groups).

Если Вы желаете обсудить мероприятие на русском языке, Пожалуйста, позвоните Марине Поспеловой по номеру +44 20 7017 4047 или Напишите на электронную почту marina.pospelova@informa.com

Previous Arctic Shipping Forum delegates have said:

"A superb overview of the current arctic shipping situation"
L W Brigham
University of Alaska Fairbanks

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