AECO meets the Minister of Justice

April 11th, 2016

AECO, Visit Svalbard, Svalbard Business Council, Spitsbergen Travel and Basecamp Spitsbergen today had the privilege of meeting the Norwegian Minister of Justice and Public Security, Anders Anundsen, director general, Øystein Mortensen from the Norwegian Ministry of Justice – Department of Polar Affairs, and Governor of Svalbard, Kjerstin Askholt, to discuss potentials and challenges in future […]

Harbor information for Greenland

April 6th, 2016

By visiting www.gronlandskehavnelods.dk, it is possible to see detailed maps of almost all Greenlandic harbors simply by clicking on the harbor icons on the maps. The Danish Geodata Agency (the Danish Hydrographic Office) has a new webpage which will soon be available in English; until then see http://eng.navigation.gl/. AECO’s Ilja Leo Lang pays attention while […]

Customized ice services from DMI

April 5th, 2016

The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) can provide customized ice services to AECO members (for specific areas), seven days a week throughout the season. DMI has access to satellite radar data for all Greenland waters and the northwest Atlantic Ocean as input to the development of customized ice services. In addition, DMI in the future wants […]