Northern Sea Route Sees Lots of Russian Traffic, But No International Transits in 2022 A new report on the Northern Sea Route shows stable traffic originating from the Russian Arctic, but also notes that international transit traffic on the route has declined sharply. In addition, very few non-Russian vessels now use the route with data showing that almost 90 percent of vessels on the route fly the Russian flag.
Russia Says Northern Sea Route To Transport 270m tons by 2035 Traffic on the Northern Sea Route will grow exponentially over the coming decade according to latest figures by Russian officials. The next boost in volume will come as early as 2024 with tonnage doubling from 40m to 80m tons.
Russia to Export 100m tons of LNG by 2030 Russia announced plans to liberalize Arctic liquified natural gas exports in an effort to boost production to 100m tons by 2030. Two older nuclear icebreakers may have their lifetime extended to help keep shipping lanes open to transport the gas to Asia.
Unusually Thick Sea Ice to Make for Challenging Shipping on Northern Sea Route This Summer Unusual amounts of multiyear ice in the Laptev and Siberian Sea could lead to difficult summer navigation along parts of Russia’s Northern Sea Route this summer, says the country’s Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute.
Impact of New EU Sanctions Targeting Russian Nuclear Icebreakers Will Be Limited New EU sanctions target Atomflot, the operator of Russia’s nuclear icebreaker fleet. The impact on the country’s ability to build additional icebreakers remains to be seen, say Arctic experts.
After 27 Years, Lepse No Longer Poses a Nuclear Threat to the Arctic Last week, the Russian service ship Serebryanka delivered the last spent-fuel bundles from the Lepse floating maintenance base to an Atomflot storage site in Murmansk, completing the final stage of securing the nuclear waste.
Arctic Cargo Ship Violates Safety Rules Prompting Month-Long Rescue Operation An Arctic cargo ship,Sparta III, violated safety rules and sailed into unsafe ice conditions. It took nearly four weeks, several icebreakers and rescue ships to escort it to safety.
Shipping Company Maersk to Return to Arctic Northern Sea Route This Summer Danish shipping operator Maersk is exploring the possibility of sending cargo along Russia's Northern Sea Route this summer. It is currently discussing a cooperation with Atomflot, the country's primary operator of icebreakers.
