The Northern Sea Route is a relatively new shipping route that has opened up in Russian Arctic waters due to the melting of the ice floes in the region. It has been recognised as a shipping route since the 1930s but has only become commercially viable in recent years. For more information visit: https://victorolerskiy.blogspot.com/2019/08/russian-arctic-sea-route-shipping.html

1. Northern Sea
Route News Headlines
March 2019
VICTOR OLERSKIY
Member of the Board of Directors at
Russian Fishery LLC

2. Victor Olerskiy
In 2019, the Ministry of Far East and
Arctic Development was launched
in Russia, taking over from the for-
mer Ministry of Far East Develop-
ment. Vladimir Putin granted the
new Ministry the authority to im-
plement and develop regulations
and state policy for Arctic econom-
ic and social development.
A new atomic icebreaker called
“Leader” was trialled by the Krylov
Research Centre, imitating Arctic
conditions within a 1.5 kilome-
tre basin. This icebreaker has the
potential to be the most power-
ful ever and has been tasked with
breaking ice to a thickness of up to
four metres.
Ministry of Far East and Arctic
Development
Atomic Icebreaker Trials
The Northern Sea Route is a relatively new
shipping route that has opened up in Russian
Arctic waters due to the melting of the ice floes in
the region. It has been recognised as a shipping
route since the 1930s but has only become
commercially viable in recent years.

3. Victor Olerskiy
New tourism cruise voyages
to the North Pole were set
to begin in June 2019, with
five voyages planned for the
50 let Pobedy nuclear ice-
breaker.
North Pole Tourism Cruises

4. Victor Olerskiy
You can learn more about the Russian Arctic
shipping industry in the blog of Victor Olerskiy.