Gára Agents and Shipbrokers was established in 1993. Gára offers a comprehensive agency service to all ship owners and operators. The provided service is a complete port agency solution for cruise ships, military vessels, research ships, fishing vessels and super yachts. Through our holding companies, Eimskip and TVG-Zimsen, we can offer exceptional solutions in logistics. Our…
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Independent associations have an extensive role in prevention and rescue work in Iceland. Thousands of volunteers dedicate themselves to work for the ICE-SAR rescue teams, accident prevention divisions and youth sections. Their joint mission is to prevent accidents and save human lives and valuables. In order to fulfil that role there are groups of volunteers…
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SINTEF is one of Europe’s largest independent research organisations. Every year we carry out several thousand projects for customers large and small.
The Arctic is an environmentally sensitive area with an extreme climate characterized by low temperatures, winter-time darkness, snow, ice and permafrost. Harsh conditions and the sparse and limited amount of infrastructure in much of the Arctic increase risks and impacts and hinder response activities. Actions for prevention, preparedness and response must be carefully pre-planned and…
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Member of the ARCSAR network is the former Chairman of Inuit Circumpolar Council: Ms. Okalik Egeesiak. The Inuit Circumpolar Council was founded in 1977 by the late Eben Hopson of Barrow, Alaska. It has flourished and grown into a major international non-government organization representing approximately 180,000 Inuit of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia). The…
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