In order to increase the efficiency of the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor, it is necessary to ensure direct access for cargo from Siberia and the Urals to the Arctic sea routes, President of Russia Vladimir Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum.

According to the president, interest in this route and in creating a sustainable cargo base is growing both among Russian companies operating in the Arctic and among foreign carriers.

“We often speak about the Northern Sea Route. But if you have noticed, I specifically said – and continue to say – Trans-Arctic Corridor, because we have concluded that we need to operate on a larger scale, and that this artery must function as part of a complex system with all the territories adjoining the Northern Sea Route and their capacities,” the President emphasized.

Vladimir Putin stressed that this integrated route will run along the country’s largest rivers – the Ob, Yenisei, and Lena – while also connecting sea, rail, and road transport through the ports of the Arctic zone.

“Our task is not only to establish reliable and safe sea routes in the Arctic and enable year-round operation of the Trans-Arctic Corridor. There is also work, as they say, onshore: developing communications and navigation, ship servicing systems, and emergency and rescue infrastructure. And, of course, this includes modernising seaports in the Far East,” Vladimir Putin concluded.