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Shipping traffic went down along the Northern Sea Route this year, after four years of increases. (Vladimir Chistyakov/Associated Press)

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Shipping on Northern Sea Route lags far behind plans

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 10, 2025 at 10:45
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For years, Vladimir Putin has insisted that annual shipments on the far northern route should reach 80 million tons by

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Slow progress, huge budget overrun for Rosatomflot’s lider-class icebreaker

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 22, 2024 at 14:15
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Sluggish progress and massive budget overrun have characterised the four years that have past since Rosatomflot gave go-ahead for the