World Ocean Council Encourages Applications to new ARICE-PONANT 2023-2024 Call for Ship-time Proposals for Polar Research WOC invites participation of scientific teams in ARICE call for ship-time on board the…
Risk management for vessels navigating polar regions Following the news of the fire on MPV EVEREST, Voirrey Blount has commented on the risks and benefits of vessels navigating shorter and…
EU-PolarNet Webinar on European Cooperation for Polar Science and Society – Register Now “STRONGER TOGETHER: EUROPEAN COOPERATION FOR POLAR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY” WEBINAR, 11 JUNE 2020 World Ocean Council (WOC)…
Five White Papers Published by EU-PolarNet, within which the WOC is a Working Partner, as a Follow-Up to 2018 Workshop Working Towards an Integrated European Polar Research Program 6 March…
Malta, October 9th, 2017:- The Our Ocean conference in Malta was the venue for the launch of an an international initiative to end use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by Arctic shipping.…
24 August 2017: Construction of the Damen Antarctic Supply Research Vessel (ASRV) has taken an important step forward with an official keel laying ceremony. Following the long-established maritime tradition of…
The International Code for ships operating in polar waters (Polar Code) will enter into force on January 2017 and applies to ships operating in Arctic and Antarctic waters. It covers…