"A step closer to year-round shipments on Northern Sea Route" | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
“A step closer to year-round shipments on Northern Sea Route” The powerful icebreaking carrier on the 16th January made it through the Chukchi Sea and into the Bering Strait after more than ten days in thick sea-ice. Never before has this voyage been conducted at this time of year. “It is a historical day for the development of the Northern Sea Route and national shipping,” Transport Minister Vitaly Savelev underlines. He argues that the voyage shows that shipping on the route can be extended with 1-2 month per year, and that it is “a step towards year-round commercial shipments on ...
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