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Rosatom and Novatek to launch year-round navigation on the NSR in early 2024

Alexey Likhachev, Head of Rosatom, said that all important Arctic projects carried out jointly with Novatek, Nornickel and Rosneft are continuing despite the sanctions.

17 May 2023

Rosatom, together with Novatek, plans to launch year-round navigation in the eastern part of the North Sea Route in early 2024. Alexey Likhachev, Director General of the State Corporation, announced the prospects for the development of the main Arctic transport corridor at a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is reported by TASS.

'I would like to inform that together with Novatek, we are planning to launch year-round navigation in the eastern part of the NSR early next year. This is indeed a historic decision, important for the development of the entire Arctic, and of particular importance, of course, for the economy of our country,' said Likhachev.

As the Head of Rosatom noted, all the important Arctic projects implemented by Rosatom together with Novatek, Nornickel and Rosneft are continuing despite the sanctions imposed.

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