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16-06-2023 - ARICE-PONANT Launches Call for Ship-Time to the Arctic Ocean
Access to the Arctic Ocean on board the Polar Expedition Ship 'Le Commandant Charcot' (PONANT, France).
One of the main goals of ARICE (EU funded Arctic Research Icebreaker Consortium) is to use the increase in vessel traffic in the polar regions to foster the availability of environmental data for research purposes. Through the project's established dialogue with the maritime industry, the project aims at supporting a 'ships and platforms of opportunity programme' in this area. The calls for ship-time proposals to board Le Commandant Charcot are the first joint initiative between ARICE and the maritime industry under the programme.
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