- Voyage through the Northwest Passage
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- {{IMO Number|9529463}}
- {{MMSI|373437000}}
| Ship fate = | Ship status = In service | Ship notes =
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- {{DWT|75,603}}
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}} | MS Nordic Orion is a Danish bulk carrier registered in Panama City. A coal and ore carrier, Nordic Orion has a capacity of {{DWT|75,603|metric|disp=long}}. It was built in 2011 by Oshima Shipbuilding. Nordic Orion has an ice-strengthened hull[2], and it is notable for being the first large sea freighter to transit the Arctic Northwest Passage.[3][4][5][6]It is owned and operated by Nordic Bulk Carriers.[3] Voyage through the Northwest Passage Nordic Orion started its voyage from the Port Metro Vancouver, Canada on 6 September 2013 carrying a cargo of 73,500 tons of coking coal.[2] The ship completed its voyage through the passage on 27 September stopping at Nuuk, Greenland[3] and reached its destination, the Port of Pori, Finland on 9 October 2013.[4]Northwest Passage shortened the distance between Vancouver and Pori by 1,000 nautical miles compared to the traditional route via the Panama Canal. Fuel savings were approximately $80,000.[2][12] Nordic Orion was also able to load 15,000 tons more cargo than sailing through the Panama Canal due to its depth limits.[3] The journey has been described as an opening of a new era on the commercial use of Arctic.[5][15] It has also caused criticism from environmental organisations such as the Bellona Foundation[6] and some Canadian experts. Michael Byers, an expert at the University of British Columbia, warned about shallow waters and icebergs that may cause risk even to ice-strengthened ships. According to Byers, Canada's search and rescue capabilities in the Arctic area are poor.[7] Nordic Bulk Carriers has acknowledged the Nordic Orion never would have made the voyage if the Canadian Coast Guard had not provided free icebreaker escorts.[18] References 1. ^{{csr|register=DNV|id=28927|shipname=Nordic Orion|accessdate=2013-10-14}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|url= http://www.safety4sea.com/page/17577/3/nordic-bulk-vessel-plans-historic-northwest-passage-transit | title= Nordic Orion first to transit the Northwest Passage |publisher= Safety 4Sea | date= 13 September 2013 | language = |accessdate= 11 October 2013 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151016014656/http://www.safety4sea.com/nordic-bulk-vessel-plans-historic-northwest-passage-transit-17577 | archivedate = 2015-10-16 | deadurl = no }}
3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url= https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/27/us-shipping-coal-arctic-idUSBRE98Q0K720130927 |title= Big freighter traverses Northwest Passage for 1st time |publisher= Reuters | date= 27 September 2013 | language = |accessdate= 11 October 2013 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151016014654/https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/27/us-shipping-coal-arctic-idUSBRE98Q0K720130927#jjUOBIxmS2sSqT4T.97 | archivedate = 2015-10-16 | deadurl = no }}
4. ^{{cite web|url= http://yle.fi/uutiset/luoteisvaylan_avannut_nordic_orion_saapuu_porin_satamaan/6874171|title= Luoteisväylän avannut Nordic Orion saapuu Porin satamaan |publisher= Yle Uutiset | date= 10 October 2013 | language = Finnish |accessdate= 11 October 2013 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141111112633/http://yle.fi/uutiset/luoteisvaylan_avannut_nordic_orion_saapuu_porin_satamaan/6874171| archivedate = 2014-11-11 | deadurl = no }}
5. ^{{cite web|url= http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/09/27/northwest-passage-crossed-by-first-cargo-ship-the-nordic-orion-heralding-new-era-of-arctic-commercial-activity/|title= Northwest Passage crossed by first cargo ship, the Nordic Orion, heralding new era of Arctic commercial activity |publisher= National Post | date= 27 September 2013 | language = |accessdate= 11 October 2013 | archiveurl = http://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20160507211215/http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/northwest-passage-crossed-by-first-cargo-ship-the-nordic-orion-heralding-new-era-of-arctic-commercial-activity | archivedate = 2016-05-07 | deadurl = no }}
6. ^{{cite web|url= https://bellona.org/news/arctic/2013-09-second-ever-cargo-crossing-of-northwest-passage-overflows-with-environmental-dangers| title= Second ever cargo crossing of Northwest Passage overflows with environmental dangers |publisher= Bellona Foundation | date= 25 September 2013 | language = |accessdate= 11 October 2013 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003650/http://www.bellona.org/articles/articles_2013/northwestpassage_crossing | archivedate = 2013-12-03 | deadurl = no }}
7. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2435173/Global-warming-shaved-1-000-nautical-miles-shipping-route.html| title= How global warming has shaved 1,000 nautical miles off a shipping route: Cargo vessel becomes first to use Arctic Northwest Passage - to transport COAL |publisher= Daily Mail | date= 27 September 2013 | language = |accessdate= 11 October 2013 | archiveurl = https://archive.is/20131011230216/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2435173/Global-warming-shaved-1-000-nautical-miles-shipping-route.html | archivedate = 2013-10-11 | deadurl = no }}
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10. ^1 {{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jdkuBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA184&dq=%22Nordic+Oshima%22+OR+%22Nordic+Orion%22+OR+%22Nordic+Olympic%22+OR+%22Nordic+Odin%22+OR+%22Nordic+Bulk+carriers%22++OR+%22Nordic+Bulk+carrier%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQ3PK-itXJAhWNp4MKHaaDBT4Q6AEIMzAE#v=onepage&q=%22Nordic%20Oshima%22%20OR%20%22Nordic%20Orion%22%20OR%20%22Nordic%20Olympic%22%20OR%20%22Nordic%20Odin%22%20OR%20%22Nordic%20Bulk%20carriers%22%20%20OR%20%22Nordic%20Bulk%20carrier%22&f=false| page = 184| title = International Law and Politics of the Arctic Ocean: Essays in Honor of Donat Pharand| publisher = Hotei Publishing| year = 2015|author1=Suzanne Lalonde |author2=Ted L. McDorman | isbn = 9789004284593| accessdate = 2015-12-11| quote = Besides the shipping firm that owns the Nordic Orion underlined that the transit was made possible as the Canadian Coast Guard offered free ice breaking escort. Had the company been billed, the transit would not have taken place.}}
11. ^1 {{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=3TuWBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA216&dq=%22Nordic+Oshima%22+OR+%22Nordic+Orion%22+OR+%22Nordic+Olympic%22+OR+%22Nordic+Odin%22+OR+%22Nordic+Bulk+carriers%22++OR+%22Nordic+Bulk+carrier%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQ3PK-itXJAhWNp4MKHaaDBT4Q6AEIPTAG#v=onepage&q=%22Nordic%20Oshima%22%20OR%20%22Nordic%20Orion%22%20OR%20%22Nordic%20Olympic%22%20OR%20%22Nordic%20Odin%22%20OR%20%22Nordic%20Bulk%20carriers%22%20%20OR%20%22Nordic%20Bulk%20carrier%22&f=false| title = Climate Change Impacts on Ocean and Coastal Law: U.S. and International Perspectives| isbn = 9780199368747| pages = 216, 218, 267, 300| publisher = Oxford University Press| year = 2015|author1=Randall S. Abate |author2=Robin Kunduis Craig | accessdate = 2015-12-11| quote = }}
12. ^1 {{cite news | url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/navigating-the-northern-sea-route/article14404636/?from=14915542| title = Infographic: Navigating the Northwest Passage| work = The Globe and Mail| date = 2013-09-18| page = | location = | isbn = | archivedate = 2014-01-04| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140104060855/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/navigating-the-northern-sea-route/article14404636/?from=14915542| deadurl = No | quote = Route of the cargo ship Yong Sheng, which arrived in Rotterdam on Sept. 10 after sailing across the Northern Sea Route from a Chinese port.}}
13. ^1 {{cite news| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bulk-carrier-becomes-first-to-successfully-traverse-northwest-passage/article14516278/| title = Ship crosses Northwest Passage, sails into history| work = The Globe and Mail| author = Wendy Stueck| date = 2013-09-25| accessdate = 2015-12-10| quote = The ship – a 225-metre, ice-strengthened carrier loaded with B.C. coal bound for Finland – became the first bulk carrier to make the voyage, which has lured explorers for more than a century and has long been eyed as a commercial route.}}
14. ^1 {{cite news| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/european-business/bulk-carrier-capitalizes-on-arctic-shortcut/article14405743/| title = Danish firm seeks to be first to bring bulk carrier through Northwest Passage| work = The Globe and Mail| author = Wendy Stueck| date = 2013-09-19| accessdate = 2015-12-10| quote = Nordic Bulk Carriers’ vessel Nordic Odin (77,000 dwt, built 2015) has become the first panamax bulker to carry iron ore from Baffin Island, Canada to Europe through Arctic sea ice.}}
15. ^1 2 {{cite web| url = http://www.pangaeals.com/nordicbulk| title = NORDIC BULK CARRIERS A/S| publisher = Pangaea Logistics Solution| accessdate = 2015-12-10| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150523044459/http://www.pangaeals.com/nordicbulk| archivedate = 2015-05-23| deadurl = no}}
16. ^1 {{cite news| url = http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Historic-Sea-Route-Opens-Through-Canadian-Arctic-Waters-2013-09-25| title = Historic Sea Route Opens Through Canadian Arctic Waters| publisher = Maritime Executive| date = 2013-09-25| accessdate = 2015-12-11| quote = The North West Passage across the Arctic is shorter than the traditional route through the Panama Canal and thereby has the potential to generate important saving in both time, fuel and CO2 emissions. }}
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