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“Like buses on schedule”: China to launch regular container shipping along the Northern Sea Route
“Like buses on schedule”: China to launch regular container shipping along the Northern Sea Route
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In August, container carriers will begin regular navigation along the Northern Sea Route from China to Europe. The vessels are expected to depart every week. To date, seven ships have received permission to sail along the Northern Sea Route, according to Rosatom State Corporation Director General Alexey Likhachev.Rosatom head underlined that the container carriers would sail from China “like buses on schedule.” He also noted that the Northern Sea Rout is being adapted for shipping in view of the complicated situation in the Persian Gulf.“Given such logistic and political uncertainty, the initiative of the Chinese company was just another evidence that demand for our Arctic route is growing. It is also a logical step in developing it as a full-fledged transport corridor of global significance,” Likhachev added.Shipments between Chinese and Russian ports now account for 15 percent of the entire cargo flow through the Northern Sea Route. It is expected to grow to 20 million tonnes by 2030.
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“Like buses on schedule”: China to launch regular container shipping along the Northern Sea Route
In August, container carriers will begin regular navigation along the Northern Sea Route from China to Europe. The vessels are expected to depart every week. To date, seven ships have received permission to sail along the Northern Sea Route, according to Rosatom State Corporation Director General Alexey Likhachev.
Rosatom head underlined that the container carriers would sail from China “like buses on schedule.” He also noted that the Northern Sea Rout is being adapted for shipping in view of the complicated situation in the Persian Gulf.
“Given such logistic and political uncertainty, the initiative of the Chinese company was just another evidence that demand for our Arctic route is growing. It is also a logical step in developing it as a full-fledged transport corridor of global significance,” Likhachev added.
Shipments between Chinese and Russian ports now account for 15 percent of the entire cargo flow through the Northern Sea Route. It is expected to grow to 20 million tonnes by 2030.
