Transportation Research » Research and Development Trends for Arctic Ship Design Theme Editor: Dr. Soren Ehlers Professor of Sustainable Arctic Sea Transport Department of Marine Technology Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU) Trondheim, Norway www.ntnu.no 1 Decision Support Framework for Exploiting Northern Sea Route Transport Opportunities 2 Design of Ice Breaking Ships 3 Ship-Ice Interaction in Ship Design - Theory and Practice 4 A Review of Ice Loading and the Evolution of the Finnish-Swedish Ice Class Rules 5 Ships In Ice - A Review 6 Mechanics of Ice-Structure Interaction 7 Numerical Simulations of a Tanker Collision with a Bergy Bit Incorporating Hydrodynamics, a Validated Ice Model and Damage to the Vessel 8 Increased Crashworthiness Due to Arctic Conditions – The Influence of Sub-Zero Temperature 9 Limit State Identification for Ice-Strengthened Hull Structures Using Measured Long-Term Loads