Murmansk Commercial Sea Port expects it could become a base container port for the North Europe countries and Russia’s Northwest, the MCSP OJSC statement said.
With the Northern Sea Route Murmansk could be integrated into world container system and strive to turn into major container port for freight traffic from the neighboring Northern Europe countries and North-West Russian regions - Finland, Sweden, Norway, Karelia, Komi, Arkhangelsk. The container line would connect the Western Europe on the Northern Sea Route passing via Murmansk with the ports of Busan, Shanghai and Vladivostok.
The Port Authority said their plan is based on forecasted global climate change that could make the Arctic an easy area for navigation.
The Port of Murmansk has experienced in cargo shipments along the Northern Sea Route to South-East Asia. In the 90-es, an apatite concentrate shipment was transported from Murmansk to China, the delivery appeared to be 7 days shorter than usual route.
The Port Authority said the containers shipments on the Northern Sea Route may be carried by the reinforced ice-class vessels, operated by the Murmansk Shipping Company, supported by ice breakers. RosMorPort has diesel-powered icebreakers in the area, RosAtom - nuclear-powered icebreakers that could ensure navigation through the ice.
In addition to containerized cargoes large volumes of bulk cargoes, coal, ore, concentrates, that the Chinese industry needs, could be transported via Murmansk, on the Northern Sea Route to South-East Asia, the Murmansk Port authorities said.
With the Northern Sea Route Murmansk could be integrated into world container system and strive to turn into major container port for freight traffic from the neighboring Northern Europe countries and North-West Russian regions - Finland, Sweden, Norway, Karelia, Komi, Arkhangelsk. The container line would connect the Western Europe on the Northern Sea Route passing via Murmansk with the ports of Busan, Shanghai and Vladivostok.
The Port Authority said their plan is based on forecasted global climate change that could make the Arctic an easy area for navigation.
The Port of Murmansk has experienced in cargo shipments along the Northern Sea Route to South-East Asia. In the 90-es, an apatite concentrate shipment was transported from Murmansk to China, the delivery appeared to be 7 days shorter than usual route.
The Port Authority said the containers shipments on the Northern Sea Route may be carried by the reinforced ice-class vessels, operated by the Murmansk Shipping Company, supported by ice breakers. RosMorPort has diesel-powered icebreakers in the area, RosAtom - nuclear-powered icebreakers that could ensure navigation through the ice.
In addition to containerized cargoes large volumes of bulk cargoes, coal, ore, concentrates, that the Chinese industry needs, could be transported via Murmansk, on the Northern Sea Route to South-East Asia, the Murmansk Port authorities said.