Analysis of the state and development of the transport system of the Northern Sea Route

Abstract

The authors analyze the state and development of the Northern Sea Route transport system; compare the intensity and volume of cargo traffic along the southern route through the Suez Canal and along the Northern Sea Route at the present time. They show the structure of domestic and import-export cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route, and access the possibilities of increasing cargo traffic by 2024 and 2035. The authors analyze the state of ports along the Northern Sea Route and outline the need to improve the infrastructure of the entire transport system, the creation of hub ports, and the construction of powerful nuclear icebreakers of a new generation in order to develop an international transit route based on year-round navigation along the Northern Sea Route.