During a meeting with the head of the corporation, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked him a question whether the volume of traffic this year could reach the figure of 30 million tons.
“I think we will cross,” Likhachev answered.
Putin noted that “it is getting ahead of schedule,” since 30 million were “planned in 2021”.
In January, it was reported that ships and submarines will ensure the safety of the Northern Sea Route.
Until 2026, the Baltic Shipyard will build five new nuclear icebreakers that will operate on the NSR.