Russia is expected to increase its fleet of icebreakers as there could be large-scale expansion of the Northern Sea Route for trade. Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev recently suggested that ...

(MENAFN) The development of Russia's Northern Sea Route (NSR) will be the key focus at the International Arctic Forum in Murmansk, where discussions will take place on Wednesday. Murmansk ...

The Archangelsk Region is participating in development of the Northern Sea Route along with other regions SOCHI, February 16. /TASS/. The Northern Sea Route will offer an opportunity to transfer ...

A record of transit shipments along the Northern Sea Route was set, reaching 3,080,000 tons MOSCOW, November 13. /TASS/. Cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) will reach record 37.6 mln ...

Russia pushes ahead with plans to ensure year-round navigation along the Northern Sea Route. The Leader-class icebreaker also referred to as LK-120Ya, will be twice as powerful as the country’s ...

Plans for large-scale expansion of Northern Sea Route trade means that the number of icebreakers required will increase from 10 or 11 to between 15 and 17, according to Rosatom Director General Alexei ...

President Vladimir Putin is keen to ramp up commerce via the Northern Sea Route through Arctic waters as Russia shifts trade towards Asia and away from Europe because of Western sanctions.