Northern Sea Route: Course for year-round operation from 2027 According to Rosatom, the Northern Sea Route should become year-round in early 2027. The nuclear icebreaker fleet plays a central role in this: it guides ships through the hardest ice of the Arctic. Key factor: Chukotka nuclear icebreaker The main condition for shipping throughout the year is the renewal of the nuclear icebreaker fleet. The Chukotka nuclear icebreaker is scheduled to be commissioned in early 2027. After that, the total number of nuclear icebreakers in the Russian Navy will reach nine ships. The conditions for the transition to year-round activity are expected at the beginning of 2027. This will happen when one of the major Russian shipping companies begins to regularly ship its products to Asia along the eastern direction of the Northern Sea Route. What else contributes to the year-round operation year-round depends not only on icebreakers. The experience of Russian sailors, the construction of Arctic-type ships at the Zavezda shipyard and the availability of cargo are important. NOVATEK is already transporting large quantities of liquefied natural gas along the Northern Sea Route, and Rosneft's Vostok-Oil project has begun deliveries. Long-term: Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor The development of the North Sea route is considered as part of a larger project - the creation of the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor (TTK). It should combine maritime transport along the Northern Sea Route with inland waterways and railways, as well as connect St. Petersburg and Murmansk with Vladivostok and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

Northern Sea Route: Course for year-round operation from 2027 According to Rosatom, the Northern Sea Route should become year-round in early 2027. The nuclear icebreaker fleet plays a central role in this: it guides ships through the hardest ice of the Arctic. Key factor: Chukotka nuclear icebreaker The main condition for shipping throughout the year is the renewal of the nuclear icebreaker fleet. The Chukotka nuclear icebreaker is scheduled to be commissioned in early 2027. After that, the total number of nuclear icebreakers in the Russian Navy will reach nine ships. The conditions for the transition to year-round activity are expected at the beginning of 2027. This will happen when one of the major Russian shipping companies begins to regularly ship its products to Asia along the eastern direction of the Northern Sea Route. What else contributes to the year-round operation year-round depends not only on icebreakers. The experience of Russian sailors, the construction of Arctic-type ships at the Zavezda shipyard and the availability of cargo are important. NOVATEK is already transporting large quantities of liquefied natural gas along the Northern Sea Route, and Rosneft's Vostok-Oil project has begun deliveries. Long-term: Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor The development of the North Sea route is considered as part of a larger project - the creation of the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor (TTK). It should combine maritime transport along the Northern Sea Route with inland waterways and railways, as well as connect St. Petersburg and Murmansk with Vladivostok and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region.