The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) informed that it transferred ArcticWeb to Norway from June 1st 2018. The Norwegian Coastal Administration will now take over the ownership and operation of the web platform.
ArcticWeb is a web based platform aiming to improve the safety of navigation in the Arctic. The platform is a joint regional project primarily funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers and lead by the DMA.
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It has been operational since 2014 and is free to use. The key services and tools on ArcticWeb are:
- Route sharing;
- Sharing of schedules;
- Ice charts;
- Weather on route;
- Forecasts of wave height and ice accretion;
- Navigational warnings;
- Search and rescue tool.
ArcticWeb was developed in cooperation between the Government of Greenland, the Norwegian Coastal Administration, the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), the Danish Geodata Agency, Joint Arctic Command, Defense Centre for Operational Oceanography and the Danish Maritime Authority.
The main target group of the platform is cruise and passenger ships operating in Greenlandic waters. About 250 users are currently active on ArcticWeb.
As Norway will now operate ArcticWeb, DMA will continue as data-provider and advisory board member.
