The Russian Maritime Board and the government are jointly preparing a comprehensive project dubbed "Development of the Arctic and the Transarctic Transport Corridor," said Nikolai Patrushev, assistant to the Russian president and head of the Russian Maritime Board.
"In the interests of creating a new architecture for international transport logistics based on sustainable and safe routes, the Maritime Board, together with the government of the Russian Federation, has begun preparing a comprehensive project on the development of Arctic territories and the Trans-Arctic transport corridor," the presidential aide said.
According to him, the implementation of this project will contribute to the integrated development of the territories of the Arctic zone of Russia and the Far East, the growth of the cargo base, as well as domestic, international and transit transportation of goods and passengers along the coast of Russia.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
