Xu, Hua; Yin, Zhifang; Jia, Dashan; Jin, Fengjun; … - In: Maritime Policy & Management 38 (2011) 5, pp. 541-560
The summer minimum extent of Arctic sea ice shrank drastically in these years, and the opportunity on Arctic international shipping emerged. The Northern Sea Route (NSR), formerly blocked by permanent ice, was completely ice-free in September in the past 3 years. Because this route is much...