As reported by Atrur Chilingarov, a Special Representative of the Russian President for International Co-operation in the Arctic and the Antarctic, at the Arctic Council Meeting, the volume of cargo shipped along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is expected to break a record in 2017.
According to RF Association of Marine Trade Ports, in January and February 2017 the cargo turnover of Russia’s sea ports grew by 8.2% as compared to the same period last year and totaled 114.8 MT. The volume of transshipment by dry-cargo vessels had reached up to 49.2 MT, which showed a 7.6% increase against a