Cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route increased by 17% during the year and reached 33 million tons at the beginning of the fourth quarter, reports TASS citing the Ministry of Eastern Development. Transportation in the crossing increased one and a half times, to 4.8 million tons. By 2035, to develop the route, it is planned to build four more nuclear icebreakers and 41 rescue ships, as well as launch 11 satellites.