Preconditions for the development of Russian Arctic export, coastal (cabotage) transportation and project cargo for the arctic demand

Annotation

The article considers the concept and description of the Northern Sea Route (NSR), the main prerequisites for the development of Russian Arctic export by using the NSR. The concept and analysis of coastal shipping using Arctic vessels and the predictive conclusions on possible Arctic projects are also presented in the article.
Systems for the development of Russian Arctic export, coastal transportation, and project cargo for Arctic demand include freight transport systems by rail and sea transport fleet. The purpose of this article is to analyze the data of transport systems, as well as to identify key prospects for the development of this system in Russia, taking into account a new concept – the Northern Sea Transport Corridor. According to the fact that it is a national transport corridor of the Russian Federation, the development of the cargo traffic is mainly connected with the Arctic exploration projects.

About authors

Elena E. OSIPOVA, Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Associate Professor,
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Sergey V. SMIRNOV, Director,
Association of oil and gas industry suppliers “Sozvezdie”, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Tatyana A. KHAIROVA, leading expert,
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Keywords

the Northern Sea Route, short sea shipping, Russian Arctic, The Northern Sea Transport Corridor, trans-shipment, exports, arctic vessels, hydrocarbons, transport and logistics routes, transport infrastructure

DOI

10.17238/issn2221-2698.2019.37.5

UDC

338.47(985)(045)