Adolf K.Y. Ng, Director, Transport Institute and Professor, Department of Supply Chain Management, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, Canada
The Kaleidoscope in Opening the Arctic Seas for Shipping—Are We Ready?
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Richard E. Beaupre Center for Chemical & Forensic Sciences, Room 100
5:30–7 p.m.
(Doors open at 5 p.m.)
This event is free and open to the public.
Seating is open and on a first come basis.
For more information, contact Karen Sechio at karensechio@uri.edu or 401.874.4359.
Adolf Ng is a renowned international scholar and researcher who specializes in global supply chains, especially in how geography and climate change affect the transport of goods. His talk will focus on the economic feasibility of diverting ships from conventional routes to the Arctic.
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