The growth versus January-June 2019 is as high as 2.95%
In January-June, cargo traffic on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) totaled 14.8 million tonnes, which is 2.95% more, year-on-year, Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot) posted on its official Instagram profile with reference to the Northern Sea Route Administration.
60% of the NSR water area is still covered with compact one-year ice.
Last week, Kamchatka Territory Governor Vladimir Solodov held a meeting with the leaders of the region’s major transport companies – Commercial Seaport of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Kamchatka Shipping Company – to discuss preparedness of the area for cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route.
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