Presented by John Higginbotham, Carleton University

1. Marine Corridors in the
North American Arctic
John Higginbotham
Arctic Circle Forum in Alaska
Anchorage, August 24, 2015

2. Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative

3. Source:TransportCanada,PrairieandNorthernRegion

4. SS Manhattan Oil Tanker – traversed
the NWP in 1969

5. Vessel voyages in the Canadian Arctic
since 1990
Source: Coast Guard estimates up to 31 December 2013

6. 2012 Traffic in the Canadian Arctic

7. Arctic Tourism: The World Cruise Ship

8. Nordic Orion’s Voyage on the NWP, September 2013
Source: http://yle.fi/uutiset/luoteisvaylan_avannut_nordic_orion_saapuu_porin_satamaan/6874171

9. Fednav MV Nunavik: from Quebec to China
via the NWP, Sept.-Oct. 2014

10. Arctic Ice Age

11. Optimal September navigation routes for hypothetical ships seeking to
cross the Arctic Ocean.
Red lines - fastest available trans-Arctic routes for PC6 ships; blue
lines - fastest available transits for common OW ships.
Smith & Stephenson, 2012

12. Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System

14. Canada-U.S. Beyond the Border Action Plan
• Addressing Threats Early
• Trade Facilitation, Economic Growth and Jobs
• Cross-Border Law Enforcement
• Critical Infrastructure and Cyber-Security
• Managing Our New Long-Term Partnership

17. Cruise ship Crystal Serenity to traverse the
NWP in 2016 with 900 passengers aboard

18. Source: Marine Exchange of Alaska presentation

19. Cold War Map