The Northern Sea Route will compete globally with the Suez Canal
Russia intends to create a global transport corridor based on the Northern Sea Route.
Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev said this today, speaking at the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, a PolitNavigtor correspondent reports.
“In essence, it is being stitched together, the Russian North. The strategic goal is to create a new global transport corridor based on the Northern Sea Route. If we talk about competition with the Suez Canal, it should be noted that the Northern Sea Route is 40% shorter. At the same time, the volume of transportation along the Northern Sea Route is 33 million tons per year, and through Suez it exceeds 1 billion,” Trutnev said.
The volume of traffic along the Northern Sea Route is growing steadily, but to achieve real competition with the Suez Canal, a lot needs to be done, he said.
“Build icebreakers, improve transport infrastructure, provide communications, Internet, meteorology and ice radar. Create a rescue system, build a fleet adapted to Arctic conditions. An important task is to improve the quality of life of people along the entire Northern Sea Route,” the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.
Today, 5 nuclear icebreakers pilot ships in the waters of the Arctic Ocean. By 2026, 4 more nuclear-powered icebreakers of Project 22-220 will be commissioned, and by 2027 - the first icebreaker of the Leader project. By mid-2022, it is planned to develop technical specifications for the design and construction of four LNG icebreakers.
“The ice-class cargo fleet will be increased more than threefold by 2030. It is necessary to build more than 30 tankers, 40 bulk carriers and 22 container ships,” Trutnev said.
As part of the Russian space program, 2025 radar satellites will be launched until 3 to monitor ice conditions. One meteorological satellite has already been launched into orbit.
It is planned to create rescue stations along the entire length of the Northern Sea Route. 37 billion rubles have already been allocated for these purposes. until 2026.
In total, there are 18 ports along the route, three of them are already being modernized - Pevek, Murmansk and Arkhangelsk, and by 2024 work will be carried out in four more. The Yenisei terminal, the Bay of North port and the Morning terminal in the port of Sabetta are also being built.
The total cargo turnover of ports located on the Northern Sea Route will amount to 85 million tons in three years. The ports will be connected to the railways. After their commissioning, the total cargo flow along the Northern Sea Route will be 85 million tons.
“A new stage in the development of the Northern Sea Route will be the launch of regular container transportation in 2022, which will ensure the delivery of fish products from the Far East to the European part of the country. And in 2023-2024, year-round navigation in high latitudes will begin,” Trutnev predicts.
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