The Arctic is the new and challenging frontier with its opportunities for both general shipping and offshore support vessels servicing the emerging and growing energy sector.

Speakers from Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Russia and the UK at the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) 2nd Arctic Shipping Technology Conference to be held in London on 4th and 5th February 2014 will discuss and demonstrate solutions to the technical challenges of operating ships in a safe, environmentally compliant and profitable way in this hostile and highly regulated environment.