Russia eyes record cargo volumes on Northern Sea Route this year
Cargo volumes carried via the Northern Sea Route are expected to exceed 40 million tonnes by the end of the year, a record level, the head of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Thursday.
Boosting commerce via the Arctic route is a strategic priority for Russia as it shifts its trade eastwards after European and other western countries hit it with waves of
sanctions over its war in Ukraine.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Shipping industry leaders call for bolstered security, mapping of Arctic water, The Canadian Press
Norway: Resource extraction projects, dwindling sea ice power Arctic shipping surge, Eye on the Arctic
Russia: Melting Arctic could create shipping superhighway… and a surge in emissions: study, Eye on the Arctic
United States: U.S. Coast Guard monitors Chinese ships in Arctic waters…again, Eye on the Arctic
