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New base One key prerequisite to the successful implemen-
tation of the NSR roadmap is containerization. A con-
The NSR development roadmap envisages more tainer operator is due to be established after 2024 to
than 150 activities classified into several sections. serve coastal and international shipping, with con-
Section One, “Cargo Database”, describes key driv- tainer transit scheduled to pilot in 2025–2027. By that
ers of the NSR development that are expected to en- time, proposals should be in place for the develop-
sure a tangible increase in cargo traffic – the mining ment of the container fleet and related infrastructure.
projects operated by Norilsk Nickel, Severnaya Zvez- The NSR roadmap define the scopes of geologi-
da, and Mining Company Baimskaya; the LNG proj- cal exploration to be performed in onshore areas and
ects operated by Novatek; Rosneft’s Vostok Oil; and continental shelf of the RF Arctic Zone. The road map
projects owned by Gazprom Neft. Every year, these further provides for the elaboration of mine licens-
companies, together with the Ministry for the De- ing procedures and proposals for establishing solid
velopment of Russian Far East and Rosatom, the lat- mineral clusters. Work will be finalized in the first
SOZVEZDYE #40 ter being the operator the Northern Sea Route infra- six months of 2023 to compile a list of products that
structure, report to the government on the progress are critical to further Arctic development and are be
with these projects. replaced by their Russian counterparts. Relevant or-
The said projects will be the main sources of car-
стратегия go traffic along the NSR. The roadmap also provides ders will be placed with the domestic manufacturers.
strategy for the development of coastal shipping: there will be Transport hubs
regular round voyages from the Northwestern ports
to the Far East (minimum two per year) and a sin- The second section of the roadmap defines key
gle maritime logistics operator for Northern Supply infrastructure development projects. These include
Haul. The idea to shift some of the freight from the Utrenny LNG terminal in the port of Sabetta; Bukh-
26 Eastern railway range to the Northern Sea Route is ta Sever terminal for servicing the Vostok Oil project;
seen as promising. Yenisei terminal for Syradasay coal mine; Nagleynyn