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освоение Павловского месторождения на Новой timber and wood-based products, pulp and paper, and
Земле и других. Развитие различных видов транс- fish. Due to the dynamic development in the Arctic des-
порта обуславливает высокую востребованность tinations, Arkhangelsk consistently enjoys a cargo traf-
Архангельского транспортного узла в будущем. fic of about 5 million tons per year.
Сегодня Архангельская область без преувели- Having lost, in the post-Soviet period, a portion of
чения является ключевым регионом на карте инду- its timber exports handling services to other major ports
стриального освоения Севера. Развитая промыш- in North-Western Russia, Arkhangelsk is working to
ленная и транспортная инфраструктура, обширный strengthen its position as the mainstay of transshipment
кадровый потенциал являются той прочной осно- of the Arctic-bound cargoes. As the cargo flows are being
вой, которая будет способствовать динамичному naturally reoriented and there appear new cargoes to be
комплексному развитию этого арктического реги- transported, Arkhangelsk becomes a key player in ensur-
она в обозримом будущем. ing that core supplies reach all the Arctic projects and ab-
solutely every port locality along the Northern Sea Route.
On a path towards diversification Further development prospects lie for the port of
Arkhangelsk in diversifying its cargo base, construc-
With potentially extensive range of capacity, tion of specialized terminals, and increased container-
Arkhangelsk is a solution to many of the operating and ization for various cargo categories. The cargo handling
transportation-related tasks facing the Russian com- area Ekonomiya – the Russian Arctic’s only container
panies operating in the Arctic. Its port infrastructure terminal – has the storage and transshipment capacity
includes twelve diversified complexes and specialized of 75,000 containers per year. The year 2019 was marked
terminals that show performance growth year on year. by the call at Arkhangelsk of the nuclear-powered light-
Russia’s first international sea port, Arkhangelsk er carrier Sevmorput, the largest vessel ever moored at
owes its decades-long position as key harbor for all con- Arkhangelsk berths, its length measuring 260 meters
struction projects in the Russian Arctic to its unique and displacement over 60,000 tons. Over the past two
geographical location. Its proximity to the Arctic Ocean years, Sevmorput called at Arkhangelsk three times on
and the Northern Sea Route and its shortest railway its mission to lay path for regular general cargo deliv-
connection with Central Russia and Siberia are the two ery to the newly discovered oil and gas fields in Yamal.
decisive factors that benefit the logistics of the general There are currently five key stevedores in Arkhan-
cargoes being transshipped through Arkhangelsk on gelsk that own marine cargo areas, more than a dozen
their way to the most difficult-to-access areas of the shipowners, and several dozen related servicing compa-
Arctic coast. nies. The five leading stevedores are Arkhangelsk Com-
Today, marine and coastal shipping accounts for mercial Sea Port, Arkhangelsk River Port, Arctic Con-
about two-thirds of Arkhangelsk’s volume of transship- sulting Service, Arkhangelsk Trawl Fleet, and MRTS
ment. A major transport hub, Arkhangelsk has a pro- Terminal. Most of them had their terminals and infra-
nounced specialization as servicing the vast majority structures upgraded cardinally over the recent years.
of national priorities in the Arctic Zone. Arkhangelsk- SOZVEZDYE #37
based shipping companies service the northern supply Joining the efforts
haul, delivering cargoes to all polar stations and meeting
the transport and industrial development needs of the The Strategy for the Development of the Arctic Zone перспективы
majority of the Defence Ministry’s facilities. Thanks to 2035 and the Strategy for the Development of the Rus- outlook
the availability of icebreaking support in winter season, sian Seaport Infrastructure 2030 provide for a wide range
Arkhangelsk can be rightfully described as a modern, of measures of state support for companies involved in
diversified seaport of year-round navigation and capac- Arctic projects. Targeting the infrastructures of strategic
ity to service cargo flows even in the coldest of the frosts. transport hubs, seaports and navigable passages, these
The traditional cargoes being transshipped by the measures are designed to facilitate growth in shipping
Arctic port of Arkhangelsk include general cargoes, and cargo transportation along the northern waterways. 17