MOSCOW, July 14. /TASS/. The draft plan for the development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) considered by the Russian cabinet of ministers suggests the construction of 12 port terminals and 153 vessels, including 12 ice-breakers and 46 search-and-rescue ships, the press service of the office of Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District said in a statement on Thursday.
The plan "includes events on the upgrade and construction of port infrastructure and approaches, railway and river transport corridors, bottom dredging activities in the area of the water body of the Northern Sea Route. Particularly, the construction of 12 port terminals and the upgrade of two existing ones are planned," the statement said. Another part of the plan "is connected with the development of the Arctic cargo and ice-breaking fleet, <…> the construction of 153 vessels is suggested, including 12 ice-breakers and 46 search-and-rescue ships," the press service added.
The government of the Russian Federation is expected to approve the plan for the development of the Northern Sea Route through 2035 by August 1, 2022. The draft of the document was considered at a meeting headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev on Thursday.