RUSSIA's Rosatom State Corporation will deploy the first arctic container vessel on the Northern Sea Route in 2025, reports St Petersburg's SeaNews.
A plot series of 6,000-TEU ice-class containerships are planned to be built, according to Rusatom Cargo director Alexander Bryntsev.
Rosatom expects to announce a design tender for the vessels by the end of 2021.
Earlier in the year, Rosatom signed an agreement to develop Northern Transit Corridor as a sustainable route between Asia and Europe with DP World.
Under the agreement, the parties will establish a joint venture, which will invest in transport and logistics capacity along the Northern Transit Corridor.
SeaNews Turkey
A plot series of 6,000-TEU ice-class containerships are planned to be built, according to Rusatom Cargo director Alexander Bryntsev.
Rosatom expects to announce a design tender for the vessels by the end of 2021.
Earlier in the year, Rosatom signed an agreement to develop Northern Transit Corridor as a sustainable route between Asia and Europe with DP World.
Under the agreement, the parties will establish a joint venture, which will invest in transport and logistics capacity along the Northern Transit Corridor.
SeaNews Turkey