A fleet of RF-flagged containerships to be created in Russia

According to the draft strategy for development of service exports till 2025, a fleet of line containerships sailing under the national flag is to be created in Russia.

A strategic role in sustaining high exports of transport services and general expansion of non-resource exports will be played by a creation and development of a national fleet of containerships flying the flag of Russia and involved in direct shipping of containerized cargo as well as by expansion of the national fleet of different containers.  That, together with the development of the Northern Sea Route, will let Russia become an influential player in the global ocean with its own container and other logistics, with a well-developed multimodal port infrastructure, says the document.