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tion, as well as the need for a single navigation control
center. So, relevant law was enacted on 28 June 2022 –
Federal Law 184 – that establishes the authority of
Rosatom State Corporation over the issues of the NSR
management and navigation. Some time later, on 23
July 2022, the Russian Government issued a decree
instituting Glavsevmorput as a body subordinate to
Rosatom and responsible for managing the navigation
within the waters of the Northern Sea Route.

– What precisely is Glavsevmorput responsi-
ble for? How does it contribute to the development
within the Arctic Zone?
– Glavsevmorput has as its core functions the is-
suance of Permits for NSR navigation; provision of
icebreaking services, which involves operational
management and distribution of icebreakers; plot-
ting navigation routes; NSR traffic monitoring; and
reporting on hydrometeorological conditions. In
fact, we are entrusted with the task of promoting the
Northern Sea Route as a sustainable transport artery
of the Russian Federation. When it comes to achiev-
ing the targets set by Presidential Decree No. 204 en-
acted on 7 May 2018 (“the NSR cargo traffic of 80 mil-
lion tons in 2024”), safety comes first.

– How does Glavsevmorput interact with other
bodies responsible for Arctic matters? «Ведется планомерная
– We interact with federal executive authorities работа с нашими партнерами
via the Northern Sea Route Administration, which
is a division of Rosatom State Corporation and su- ПАО „Новатэк“ и ПАО
pervises our performance. We are in direct contact „Совкомфлот“ для выхода на
with shipowners to assist them in their day-to-day круглогодичную навигацию в
matters, and I should say this recent redistribution of
powers has been welcomed by all organizations oper- 2024 году»
ating in the waters of the Northern Sea Route. I hear “We and our partners, Novatek
some of the shipowners thanking our people for good and Sovcomflot, are consistently
teamwork and writing to ask to give them a bonus. As working to achieve the year-round
планируется к запуску в 2024 году, подробная ПАО «Совкомфлот» для выхода на круглогодич- a director general, I only welcome this performance traffic as early as in 2024”
информация будет размещена в официальных ную навигацию в 2024 году. and feedback. The faster this interaction, the more
источниках позднее. efficient we are settling different issues. Every min-
– Какой вы видите роль Северного морского ute counts in conditions of the Northern Sea Route.
– Расскажите, пожалуйста, о показателях су- пути в российской экономике? Будет ли он толь-
доходства по СМП за прошедший год. Есть ли ко национальной магистралью или все же сможет – Are there any digital services being developed Norilsk Nickel MMC, Rosneft in the Yenisei Bay, and
прогноз на будущее и можно ли в обозримой стать международной транспортной артерией? at Glavsevmorput to make the interaction more Baim Mining and Processing Plant in the Chaun Bay.
перспективе ожидать начала круглогодичной – С каждым годом вклад Северного морско- convenient for the shipowners and other parties in- In 2022 there was a significant reduction in the num-
навигации? го пути в российскую экономику увеличивается, terested in operating in the Arctic? If so, when will ber of foreign ships calling at our ports – it’s actually
– В 2022 году было выдано 1163 разрешения, открываются новые проекты, в ближайшем бу- it be possible to use them? easier to give the number of those that are still calling.
из них 1108 разрешений выданы судам под рос- дущем объемы судоходства кратно возрастут, от- – We have joined the work to create the Unified These are fifteen Arc7 LNG carriers and two chemi-
сийским флагом, 55 – судам под иностранным кроется круглогодичная навигация. Такие темпы Digital Services Platform (UDSP), which is led by Ro- cal tankers that are loaded with gas condensate in Sa-
флагом. С 2020-го количество разрешений пре- позволяют смотреть в будущее с уверенностью и satom State Corporation. UDSP is going to be a one- betta port. If we talk about plans, the projected vol-
вышает тысячу ежегодно. В 2022 году ФГУП оптимизмом. Конечно, в настоящее время коли- stop shop for servicing shipowners, ship masters, car- ume of the cargo traffic is established in the Northern
«Атомфлот» выполнил 726 ледокольных прово- чество иностранных судов в акватории резко сни- go carriers, charterers and other market participants Sea Route Development Plan 2035. It is worth noting
док атомными ледоколами. До 2020 года число зилось, можно сказать, их практически нет. Санк- (the services including permit issuance, contracting that year-round navigation is currently possible in the
таких проводок за год не превышало 510. С 2021 ционное давление продолжается, но совместными for icebreaking services or navigation and data provi- southwestern sector of the Kara Sea. As for year-round
года произошел значительный рост числа ледо- усилиями российских ведомств и организаций sion, navigation support, monitoring, ship dispatch- navigation along the entire NSR, we and our partners,
кольных проводок за счет поставки строившихся осуществляется переориентация на рынки стран ing). The system will be easy to use. Each user will Novatek and Sovcomflot, are consistently working to
в Южной Корее газовозов и, соответственно, по- Азиатско-Тихоокеанского региона, что означает have access to their personal area to order services achieve the year-round traffic as early as in 2024.
вышения интенсивности отгрузки сжиженного открытие новых возможностей для международ- from. The first-priority services are scheduled for
природного газа с завода «Ямал СПГ» через мор- ного судоходства. К тому же статью 234 Конвен- launching in 2024, and we will later come with more – How do you see the role of the Northern Sea
ской порт Сабетта; строительства объектов ин- ции ООН по морскому праву от 1982 года никто details in the official sources. Route in the Russian economy? Will it be a Russian-
фраструктуры ПАО «ГМК «Норильский никель», не отменял, и в акватории СМП нет дискримина- only waterway or will it still be available to interna-
ПАО «Роснефть» в Енисейском заливе; развития ции по признаку государственного флага судна. – Could you give any NSR traffic figures for the tional traffic?
проекта Баимского горно-обогатительного ком- Разрешительный порядок судоходства для ино- past year? What is the forecast and can we expect – The role the Northern Sea Route plays in the Rus-
бината в Чаунской губе. Количество судозахо- странных судов продолжает действовать, но он navigation to become year-round in the foreseeable sian economy is only increasing with years as new proj-
дов под иностранным флагом в 2022 году значи- не ужесточался. Мы открыты для всех. future? ects start. We expect a several-fold increase in shipping
– In 2022 we issued 1,163 permits, of which 1,108
SOZVEZDYE #41 тельно сократилось, проще сказать, кто остался: were applied by Russian vessels and 55 by ships fly- once the NSR becomes a year-round navigation route. SOZVEZDYE #41
The positive dynamics it now shows inspires optimism
это 15 газовозов ледового класса Arc7 для вывоза – Sergey Nikolaevich, why was it decided to es-
СПГ и 2 танкера-химовоза для вывоза газокон- tablish a new body for managing the Northern Sea ing foreign flags. The number of permits we issue ev- and confidence about its future. There are, indeed, only
развитие денсата из морского порта Сабетта. Если гово- Route? What was wrong with the way the system ery year has been above one thousand since 2020. At- a few foreign ships, if any at all, and sanction pressure развитие
omflot’s nuclear-powered icebreakers were called 726
keeps rising, but the Russian authorities and organiza-
development рить о планах на будущее, то прогнозируемый functioned? times in 2022, whereas before 2020 they never assisted tions are joining their efforts to reorient to Asia-Pacific development
объем грузопотока утвержден Планом развития – In November 2021, an emergency occurred
Северного морского пути на период до 2035 года. within the waters of the NSR: twenty-four ships were for more than 510 times. This increase in the icebreak- markets, which means new possibilities for internation-
Стоит отметить, что навигация в юго-западной trapped in ice as a result of sharp weather deteriora- er assistance demand started in 2021 and was due to al shipping. Besides, Article 234 of the UN Convention
части Карского моря осуществляется круглого- tion in the East Siberian Sea. (The media reported the the supply by South Korea of gas carriers needed for on the Law of the Sea 1982 is still in force, so there is
дично. Что касается круглогодичной навигации event as “Pevek Crisis”). It exposed the need for re- shipping the liquefied natural gas from Yamal LNG no discrimination against flag on the NSR. Permits can
still be issued to foreign ships, there’s been no tighten-
plant via the seaport of Sabetta. Other projects that
12 по всей акватории СМП, то ведется планомерная distributing the authority towards more centralized are contributing to this increase include those run by ing. Our doors are open for all. 13
работа с нашими партнерами ПАО «Новатэк» и issuance and termination of Permits for NSR naviga-