Daniel Sullivan actually said...

"I think the Polar Code is a good step in the right direction."

"These routes can save shippers weeks in travel and are thousands of nautical miles shorter when compared to using the Suez Canal or Panama Canals."

"I have been and remain an advocate to ensuring that the Coast Guard gets another ice breaker that is at least as capable as the Mackinaw."

"It therefore, behooves our Federal Government, all of us, private industry and Arctic stakeholders to fully focus on preparing for this new eventuality."