Table 1

Categories of shipping prevention costs in Arctic shipping

CategoriesExplanation or examplesReferences
Costs of safety-related infrastructures and facilities (C1)Icebreakers (C11)Cost of the procurement of icebreakers and maintenanceDrewniak et al. (2021), Dalaklis et al. (2018b) 
Ports and hydrographic survey (C12)It includes investments in safety-related facilities in ports and facilities for hydrographic surveyLajeunesse (2021), Wang et al. (2019) 
Ice Class Ships (C13)The added cost of Ice Class ships (“Cost of Ice”) and maintenance costsSibul and Jin (2021), Gao and Erokhin (2019) 
Search and Rescue facilities (C14)SAR coordination centers, rescue vessels, aircraft/helicopters, medical facilitiesDalaklis et al. (2018b), Buixadé Farré et al. (2014), Mikhailova and Tabata (2024) 
Communication and navigation facilities (C15)Radio stations; DGPS stations, signal-enhancing stations, navigation aids (e.g. beacons, lighted marks, buoys)Milaković et al. (2018), Kvamstad et al. (2009) 
Oil spill response facilities (C16)Clean-up equipment depots, oil spill response equipmentDimitrios et al. (2022), Lajeunesse et al. (2011) 
Costs of safety measures (C2)Icebreaker assistance and pilotage (C21)Icebreaking fee and pilotage feeRajagopal and Zhang (2021), Liu et al. (2016) 
Communication and navigation service (C22)Costs of communication and navigation servicesBorisova et al. (2020), Tseng and Cullinane (2018) 
Weather and ice information service (C23)Costs of weather and ice information services (e.g. weather analysis, ice prediction)Wang et al. (2018), Østreng et al. (2013a) 
Insurance (C24)Insurance premium for crew and vesselLajeunesse et al. (2011), Verny and Grigentin (2009) 
Other prevention and mitigation measures (C25)Equipment and measures required by Arctic Coastal States regulations, owner’s voluntary safety measuresZhang and Zhao (2015) 
Safety costs of personnel (C3)Seafarers with Arctic experience (C31)Additional wages paid to seafarers with more Arctic experience and costs of additional crew memberLasserre (2014), Shou and Feng (2015) 
Ice pilots (C32)Wages paid to ice pilotsMilaković et al. (2018) 
Safety inspectors and safety administration staff (C33)Wages paid to safety inspectors and safety staff (e.g. internal safety inspectors, Port States inspectors)Chircop et al. (2018), Fedi et al. (2018) 
Emergency response and SAR personnel (C34)Wages paid to emergency response and SAR personnelBenz et al. (2021), Byers and Covey (2019) 
Training for personnel (C35)Costs of training for personnel (e.g. seafarers, ice pilots, safety inspectors, SAR personnel)Khan et al. (2020), Fedi et al. (2020), Larsson et al. (2018) 
Personal protective equipment (C36)Costs of PPE for work personnelPower et al. (2016) 
Costs of new technologies (C4)Communication and navigation technologies (C41)Ship navigation positioning techniques such as GNSS, anti-jamming techniquesWang et al. (2021), Reid et al. (2020) 
Ice monitoring and weather forecasting techniques (C42)Ice forecasting technologies developed by NOAA (e.g. data assimilation, model experiments)Zhang et al. (2019) 
Drones and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (C43)The techniques of using drones for ice monitoring and navigation assistance and using AUVs for hydrographic surveyJohansson et al. (2023) 
Artificial intelligence and big data analytics (C44)Using big data analytics to provide accurate dynamic Arctic weather and sea ice forecastingDalaklis et al. (2023b), Dimitrios (2022) 
Other technologies (C45)Anti-icing solutions, icebreaking technology, and oil spill response technologyWinkler and Jahre-Nilsen (2018) 
Costs of safety management (C5)Safety inspections and audits (C51)Polar Code and Class Survey, Port States Control Inspections, Flag States InspectionsBrazovskaya (2021), Knapp et al. (2011) 
Safety awards and incentives (C52)Safety awards for outstanding companies, safety incentive programs for employeeTait and Walker (2000) 
Safety meetings and drills (C53)Safety committee meetings, SAR operation drills, oil spill response drillsLambach (2020), ILO (2015) 
Costs of regulatory administration (C54)Administrative costs (e.g. Arctic Port States MoU, Arctic Coast Guard Forum)Ocean Conservancy (2017) 

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