At the end of last year, the volume of transit cargo transport along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) amounted to 2.15 million tons. This was stated by Alexey Likhachev, General Director of the state company Rosatom, in an interview with the magazine. “Expert”.
Noting the increasing interest of foreign shipping companies in the Northern Sea Route, he said, “A record was also broken in transit transportation – 2.15 million tons.”
According to Likhachev, the number of navigation permits in the waters of the NSR issued to foreign companies has more than doubled.
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February 13 reportedIt is planned to include ultra-long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 in patrolling the Northern Sea Route (NSR).
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