The Northern Sea Route: problems and prospects of development of transport route in the Arctic

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Authors: Fedorov, V P, Zhuravel, V P, Grinyaev, S N, Medvedev, D A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2020
• Subjects: Northern Sea Route
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/434/1/012007; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/434/1/012007/pdf; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/434/1/012007

Abstract Abstract The article reveals the peculiarities of the Northern Sea route as a key transport route in the Arctic and assesses the current state and prospects for its development. The authors pays attention to the analysis of restructure and growth of the cargo transportation on the Norhten Sea route, as well as measures for its development and improvement of the organizational structure of management, and navigation safety, and also development of port’s infrastructures in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. It is noted that the state corporation Rosatom in late 2018 adopted the functionals of the single infrastructure operator of the Northern Sea route. Measures taken by the government of the Russian Federation to further develop a modern icebreaker fleet are revealed. It is noted that the new approach to the functioning of the Northern Sea route consists in a significant increase in its cargo transportation with the parallel development of Russian Arctic territories within the framework of the pivotal development zones. The authors conclude that the present development of the Northen Sea route is more directed for solving social and economic problems in the Russian Arctic. The article also outlines the perspective international aspects of the development of the Northern Sea route, which are already being implemented.