CIL Non-resident Fellow Captain J. Ashley Roach was the first recipient of the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) Maritime Research Fellowship, a government-funded programme that aims to develop capabilities within Singapore’s Institutes of Higher Learning for maritime research. Under this programme, Capt Roach assisted Singapore in its new role after having been granted permanent observer status in the Arctic Council. He also participated in the development and preparation of two of CIL’s events: CIL-JCLOS International Conference on the Governance of Arctic Shipping: Balancing Rights and Interests of Arctic States and User States’ International Conference and International Workshop on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Preparing for the PrepCom. His appointment was highlighted at the Singapore Maritime Week 2016 organised by Maritime and Port Authority (MPA), which was held from 17 to 22 April 2016.
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