Marine Corridors in the North American ArcticJohn Higginbotham

Arctic Circle Forum in Alaska Anchorage, August 24, 2015

Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative

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SS Manhattan Oil Tanker – traversed the NWP in 1969

Vessel voyages in the Canadian Arctic since 1990

Source: Coast Guard estimates up to 31 December 2013

2012 Traffic in the Canadian Arctic

Arctic Tourism: The World Cruise Ship

Nordic Orion’s Voyage on the NWP, September 2013

Source: http://yle.fi/uutiset/luoteisvaylan_avannut_nordic_orion_saapuu_porin_satamaan/6874171

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

Arctic Ice Age

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

Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System

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

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

Source: Marine Exchange of Alaska presentation

Cold War Map