Russia has decided to put a new cargo-passenger ship connecting Sakhalin Oblast and the Northern Territories into service, and it seems that it aims to establish Russians in the Northern Territories by activating the traffic of people and goods.

The freighter, named "Neveriskoy", arrived at the port of Korsakov in southern Sakhalin on the 26th from a shipyard in western Russia.



According to the state of Sakhalin, which has virtually jurisdiction over the Northern Territories, the cargo-passenger ship is a 146-seater with private rooms and can carry cargo and automobiles. It means connecting the three islands of.



So far, one ship built in 1991 has been operated from the port of Korsakov to the islands of the Northern Territories, but in addition to this new cargo liner, Sakhalin Oblast, at the end of August, We plan to put one more vessel into service.



"It's a very good sign," said Governor Limarenko of Sakhalin Oblast.



On the Russian side, it seems that the aim is to improve the living environment in the Northern Territories and to establish Russians by activating the traffic of people and goods by ship.