FAQ – Off-Vessel Risk Assessment Tool (O-VRAT) Can anyone use the app? After its launch in the spring of 2020, the O-VRAT app will be freely available for download for iOS and Android in the iTunes App store and Google Play. However, in order to access the functionalities of the app, a username and password […]
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January 23rd, 2020Troels Jacobsen joins AECO as field operations manager
January 2nd, 2020AECO is pleased to welcome new staff member Troels Jacobsen who assumed the position of field operations manager on January 2.
Ice Tramp LLC joins AECO as Associate Member
December 12th, 2019AECO is pleased to welcome Ice Tramp LLC as an Associate member to AECO.
Anders la Cour Vahl joins AECO as assistant director
December 9th, 2019AECO is pleased to welcome new staff member Anders la Cour Vahl who assumed the position of assistant director on December 2.
Ann Eileen Lennert joins AECO as community engagement specialist
November 25th, 2019AECO is pleased to welcome new staff member Ann Eileen Lennert who assumed the position of community engagement specialist on November 15.
Sermersooq welcomes visitors with four new community guidelines
November 20th, 2019This week, Sermersooq municipality launched guidelines for visitors to Nuuk, Paamiut, Tasiilaq and Ittoqqortoormiitt, using a template developed by the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO). Sermersooq is the first municipality in Greenland to introduce Community Specific Guidelines for all communities at once.
Expedition cruise industry charts course for sustainable Arctic tourism
November 7th, 2019Following the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators’ recent Annual Meeting, the association has announced several decisions aimed at strengthening responsible industry practices, including a ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the Arctic.
