mo4ch:>Russian Arctic sea route expected to see ‘explosive growth’ in cargo shipping | Mo4ch News

Year-round cargo navigation is expected along Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the near future, according to NSR’s developer Rosatom. It expects rapid growth of cargo turnover on the route.“All the major operators of Arctic projects have definitely made a bet on sea exports of their goods along the Northern Sea Route. As a result, we are expecting an explosive growth in cargo traffic through the NSR which is already about 18 million tons this year. Next year we expect trade turnover of up to 30 million tons,” said Maksim Kulinko, deputy head of the Northern Sea Route Administration and the head of Rosatom’s Department for Development of NSR and Coastal Territories.Also on rt.comRussian Arctic sea route shipping more than quadruples in 5 yearsRussia's atomic energy firm Rosatom will officially become NSR’s infrastructure operator by the end of this year.The Northern Sea Route is the shortest maritime passage connecting the European part of Russia with the country’s Far East reg…