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The 6th Annual
Arctic Shipping North America Forum 2013
2 - 3 October 2013 , Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
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"I truly got a lot out of the conference. The information acquired from all of the presentations greatly expanded my limited arctic knowledge and experience. Informa did a great job organising and facilitating."
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Mark Keneford President Wartsila Canada
Louis Robert MCTS/NORDREG Officer Canadian Coast Guard
Allan Idd Jensen Nautical Superintendent Royal Arctic Line
Thomas H Paterson Senior Vice President Fednav Limited -
Marc Gagnon Director, Government Affairs Fednav Limited
Guido Schulte Head of Project Design Dept Nordic Yards
Ron Kroeker A/Director Policy and Programs National Search and Rescue Secretariat
Dan McGreer Project Manager for Polar Icebreaker Design STX Canada Marine -
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Dr William (Bill) Adams Vice President, Strategic Planning RESTCO
Guennadi Kroupnik Director, Satellite Communications and Space Environment Projects Canadian Space Agency
Tim Keane Manager Operations Canarctic
Capt Christopher Hearn Director,Centre for Marine Simulation The Marine Institute
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North America's leading Arctic Shipping event tackling strategic challenges and commercial opportunities in Arctic operations
The key industry event for all Arctic shipping stakeholders in North America took place in Montreal on 29-31 October 2012
Attendees at the conference:
- Heard from leading shipping industry speakers on their strategies for operating in ice-covered waters with a focus on charts
- Evaluated what you need for developing new resource exports in the Arctic successfully
- Analysed the impact on shipping and commercial developments of environmental and local community imperatives
- Discussed the offshore operators' perspectives on meeting logistical and regulatory challenges
- Learned from the latest ship design options and technology for ice-going shipping and offshore operations
- Benefited from an in-depth discussion on winterisation and assessed criteria for efficient anti-icing solutions
- Found out the latest status of the Polar Code
- Heard from the experts on dynamic positioning in ice
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ASF North America Seminars took place on 31st October 2012
Participants in the seminars discussed the topics in depth and benefited from group discussions:
AM: Ice navigation training and developments: moving towards a standard for competent ice-going crew
PM: Communications in the Arctic: requirements, gaps and solutions
ASF North America also featured:
PLENARY SESSIONS highlighted the challenges of increasing commercial and cruise shipping activities in the Arctic
SPOTLIGHT panel sessions evaluated new resource exports in the Arctic, policy and strategic challenges
NEW STYLE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS: specialised breakout groups allowed more in-depth discussion on ice-related waste management, oil spill response, emergency preparedness and insurance risks
2 BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS focussed on risk management development and planning, and WWF-Canada report on best practices in Arctic shipping
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