Arctic Shipping and Logistics

This volume provides a circumpolar, interdisciplinary account of contemporary and future maritime activity in the Arctic. It goes beyond navigation to cover governance structures, Indigenous perspectives, environmental impacts, third-party services, and emerging development trends.

While advances have been made in all of these areas, the overall body of knowledge remains complex and dispersed, inhibiting scholars and students from grasping the intricate system dynamics that link shipping and logistics with socioeconomic and environmental contexts. By offering a state-of-the-art view of recent developments, this book occupies the forefront of Arctic shipping and logistics advancements. It draws together local, Indigenous, and scientific knowledge from logistics and economics, social sciences, international law, governance, and the natural sciences. Case studies are a central teaching tool throughout, with examples from marine tourism, freight, fishing, transit, and community resupply.

Written mainly for postgraduate students, it will also appeal to undergraduates, general readers, and specialists across shipping, logistics, port management, supply chain management and the maritime industry. It is a timely resource for Arctic stakeholders preparing for the International Polar Year in 2032-2033, a global effort to advance polar research. It addresses the challenges that will follow the opening of the Central Arctic Ocean, and its open-access format makes it easy to adopt and adapt for different teaching needs.