Increased Arctic shipping lane traffic heats up risks
As record numbers of commercial vessels and cruise ships make Arctic Polar Code journeys, Tim Evershed unpicks what this means for the insurance industry.
The past decade has seen the number of commercial vessels and cruise ships sailing in Arctic waters continue to rise as climate change drives a decrease in the extent of sea ice.
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