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го транспорта и «Росморпортом». Проект создания shorter than the Trans-Siberian Railway. The locali-
Железнодорожные пути морского порта Индига внесен в реестр инвести- ties to be connected to Indiga via Sosnogorsk – Indiga
севера России ционных проектов Ненецкого автономного окру- railway are expected to contribute to the port’s poten-
Railways of the Russian North га, подготовлены документы для подачи заявки на tial turnover of one hundred million tons by 2030.
вхождение проекта в число резидентов Арктиче- Indiga project is operated by Indiga Seaport Di-
ской зоны РФ. Для определения наилучшей орга- rectorate LLC – resident of Nenets Autonomous Ok-
низационно-правовой модели и схемы финансиро- rug and subsidiary of AEON Infrastructure Corpo-
вания завершен первый этап работ с финансовым ration. On December 23, 2021, the Russian Union of
консультантом компанией «ИнфраВЭБ». Industrialists and Entrepreneurs witnessed the sign-
ing of agreemenet between Indiga Seaport Director-
Strategic role ate, Rustitan and InfraWEB for financing of the Arc-
tic Megaproject spanning the construction of titan
Designed to be deployed on the Barents coast, the and quartz (glass) sands mining and processing com-
deep-water ice-free port of Indiga is a high-priori- plex at Pyzhma deposit, Sosnogorsk – Indiga railway,
ty investment project to be built in Nenets Autono- and deep-water port of Indiga. These three projects
mous Okrug. Once in place, the port will ensure a re- are included in the RF Arctic Zone Development and
duced leg for export cargos and generate new cargo National Security Strategy 2035.
flows along the Northern Sea Route. Indiga will have Pyzhma represents the world’s largest titanium and
a throughput capacity of 80 million tons per year; its quartz sand deposit. Impressive are also the volumes of
terminals will be transshipping coal, mineral fertil- its associated minerals – zircon, iron, basalts, gold, dia-
izers, general cargoes, oil and gas condensate. monds. This deposit is estimated to contain more than 2
At the Eastern Economic Forum, held in Septem- billion tons of titanium ore and 1.1 billion tons of quartz
ber 2021, Indiga project received endorsement from sands. These resources can be shipped via Indiga.
President Vladimir Putin. Its role as a strategic port Past March, Nord-Engineering, commissioned by
cannot be overestimated: With railway access to the Indiga Seaport Directorate, finalized its declaration of
non-freezing part of the Barents Sea, Indiga will en- intent to invest in the construction of Indiga’s phase
able goods to be transported from Novosibirsk, Kuz- one. Finalized is also the proposal for the railway con-
bass and Kazakhstan via a route one and a half times nection from Sosnogorsk station. As was emphasized
by the investors, “in the changing geopolitical condi-
tions, these projects are seen as extremely important
В марте этого года компания for enabling Russia’s maritime policy.”
«Норд-инжиниринг» по заказу
ООО «Дирекция Морской Plans and advantages
порт Индига» завершила The mouth of the Indiga River remains ice-free
разработку декларации о almost all year round. Thanks to the warm waters of
намерениях инвестирования the Gulf Stream and the tidal energy in Indiga Bay,
the west-bound traffic can be maintained here with-
SOZVEZDYE #38 в строительство первого out icebreaker support for 7 to 8 months and the east-
этапа морского порта bound one for 4 to 5. The advantageous ice conditions
spare the use of ice-reinforced ships for east-bound
проект Индига shipments, making Indiga a convenient access to the
project Past March, Nord-Engineering, Northern Sea Route. The alongside depth of 23 meters
will allow for accommodating 300,000 DWT ocean-
commissioned by Indiga going vessels.
Seaport Directorate, finalized its Along with that, Indiga offers shipments from the
declaration of intent to invest in the Urals, Siberia, Far East and Kazakhstan a 350–400
kilometers shorter distance than if carried via Belko-
56 construction of Indiga’s phase one mur. The Sosnogorsk – Indiga railway branch will be
shortest possible connection between the Northern