The rise of Asia in a changing Arctic: a view from Iceland

Hastings, Jesse G.

doi:10.1080/1088937x.2014.934315

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“…There are wider geopolitical implications of increased traffic in the Arctic basin, such as how the rise of Asia, and particularly China, might impact Iceland's role and influence in the Arctic ( Hastings, 2014 ). Iceland is a lightly populated country (about 342,000) facing significant challenges in the global economy, highly dependent on tourism and with a rapidly changing natural environment ( Cela, 2013 ).…”

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Transport geography in Iceland

Keeling

2020

Journal of Transport Geography

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Transport geography in Iceland

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2020

Journal of Transport Geography

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“…However, the distance savings, and subsequent economic benefit, would be even larger for ports in Northern Europe, such as Norway and Kola Peninsula (Koçak and Yercan 2021 ). Although Norway is rather small in relation to Arctic “heavyweights”, such as the USA, Canada and Russia, in terms of geographical coverage (Hastings 2014 ) and investments (GOV.UK 2017 ), the strategic geographical location of its ports on NSR makes Norway an important player (Østhagen 2021 ).…”

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Northern sea route as an emerging option for global transport networks: a policy perspective

Karamperidis

Valantasis-Kanellos

2022

WMU J Marit Affairs

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The Northern Sea Route (NSR) is an emerging alternative route to the Suez Canal; however, inconclusive research exists on its benefits and viability. This paper uses a two-stage Delphi approach to collect qualitative data from experts, on what actions Nordic countries (Nordic countries are Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland, as well as the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland (Nordic Co-operation, 2020)) can undertake to prepare themselves to enter NSR and capture potential benefits deriving from trading in global transport networks. By conceptually developing a framework based on first-mover advantage (FMA) and dynamic capabilities theory (DCT), this paper empirically identifies a path to develop capabilities that could allow stakeholders to reduce logistics costs through collaborations in NSR. Our paper has made a twofold contribution, first to literature by linking FMA/DCT in a single framework and elaborating it in a global transportation and logistics context. Second, a practical contribution by identifying how countries along the NSR, and specifically Nordic countries, can capture and maximise its benefits by using the right policy framework.

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“…Gunnarsson (2014) calls for exploration of physical infrastructure in connection with a potential commercialisation of the NSR, including sufficient port facilities. Although Norway is small in comparison to Arctic "heavyweights" such as USA, Canada and Russia (Hastings 2014), its strategic geographical location for the European market has the potentials to make Norway an important player within the Scandinavian region.…”

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An exploratory study on the Northern Sea Route as an alternative shipping passage

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Karamperidis

Valantasis-Kanellos

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Maritime Policy & Management

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This qualitative inductive research explores the potential benefits for the Scandinavian economy and ports through the implementation of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as an alternative for container shipping to the established Southern route through the Suez Canal. To extract expert's opinions and address these objectives, we utilised in-depth face-to-face semi-structured interviews through purposive sampling in a single case study setting. The analysis of the data demonstrates that the commercialisation of NSR can yield benefits for the Scandinavian economy (e.g. GDP increase, jobs creation) and reveals the benefits of Scandinavian ports (e.g. ECA's, flexibility, hinterland, etc.) compared to other ports in North West Europe, which potentially grasp the NSR as an opportunity. However, it is highlighted that this can only be achieved if Scandinavian countries are proactive and secure their involvement.

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The rise of Asia in a changing Arctic: a view from Iceland

Cited by 5 publications

References 32 publications

Transport geography in Iceland

Transport geography in Iceland

Northern sea route as an emerging option for global transport networks: a policy perspective

An exploratory study on the Northern Sea Route as an alternative shipping passage

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