Putin calls for launch of regular cargo shipments via northern sea route next year

Russia wants it to become a major shipping lane as the Arctic warms at a faster rate that the rest of the world


Reuters September 03, 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

VLADIVOSTOK:

 President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia should start regular container shipments via the Northern Sea Route across its northern flank from Vladivostok to St Petersburg next year.

Russia is investing in infrastructure to develop the Northern Sea Route and wants it to become a major shipping lane as the Arctic warms at a faster rate that the rest of the world.

Putin was speaking at an economic forum in Vladivostok in Russia's far east.

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