Knots in the Ice – Commercial Shipping in the Arctic

Knots in the Ice – Commercial Shipping in the Arctic

Summary:
Mia Bennett writes on the prospects for commercial arctic shipping in July/August print edition of Maritime Executive quoting Martech Polar’s Captain David (Duke) Snider on operational aspects and IMO Polar code.

Captain Snider, Principal Consultant

Captain David (Duke) Snider, MM, BMS, FNI, FRGS

Captain Snider is the CEO and Principal Consultant of Martech Polar Consulting, Ltd. He is a Master Mariner and with 40 years at sea, operating vessels in a variety of ice regimes in the Arctic, Antarctic, Baltic, Great Lakes and Eastern North American waters.  He also has extensive tenure onboard coastal and offshore research vessels as Chief Officer and Master.  He retired from Canadian Coast Guard service as Regional Director Fleet Western Region in 2012.

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