Today State Corporation Rosatom arranged "Arctic Day" on the Kronstadt motor ship in St. Petersburg.
Since 2018 the infrastructure operator of the Northern Sea Route, State Corporation Rosatom has been implementing energy, transport and infrastructure projects in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation and providing icebreaker support for navigation.
On July 23, the State Corporation arranged "Arctic Day" on the Kronstadt motor ship in St. Petersburg.
Alexei Likhachev, general director of Rosatom, greeted guests of the Arctic day on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation.
Yuri Trutnev, deputy prime minister of the Russian Federation, greeted the audience online and spoke about the foundations of state policy, the strategy for the development of the Arctic zone and ensuring national security for the period until 2035, the approved unified plan for their implementation, the adopted state program for the development of the Arctic zone of Russia.

Yuri Trutnev, deputy prime minister of the Russian Federation
Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Vladimir Knyaginin extended greetings from the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov.

Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Vladimir Knyaginin
The Governor of the Murmansk Region Andrey Chibis gave an interesting and detailed paper.

The Governor of the Murmansk Region Andrey Chibis
Director of the Directorate of the Northern Sea Route Vyacheslav Ruksha spoke about the historical milestones in the development of routes in the Arctic.

Director of the Directorate of the Northern Sea Route Vyacheslav Ruksha

Milestones in the development of the nuclear icebreaker fleet


Sergey Dubovitsky, Senior Vice President - Head of the Strategy and Strategic Projects Management, Logistics and Resource Support Unit of MMC Norilsk Nickel, spoke about the work and development prospects of the company in the Arctic zone.

Sergey Dubovitsky (MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC)
Evgeny Ambrosov, deputy chairman of the NOVATEK Management Board, made a presentation on the transport routes of Arctic gas carriers.

Evgeny Ambrosov (PAO NOVATEK)

Experimental flight performance

Year-round navigation in the Arctic
Alexander Poshivai, deputy minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, spoke in detail about Arctic research and about ensuring security and communications in the Arctic region.

Alexander Poshivai, deputy minister of Transport of the Russian Federation

Hydrographic survey 2021

Basic communications infrastructure in the Arctic

Area of responsibility of "Marine Rescue Service"

Layout of rescue vessels in 2021

Planned deployment of rescue vessels in 2024
Alexander Bondar, director of the Department of Educational, Scientific and Technical Activities spoke on behalf of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.

Alexander Bondar (Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia)

Arctic aviation group EMERCOM of Russia
Deputy Head of Rosgidromet Dmitry Zaitsev spoke about climate issues and the meteorological service of the region.

Dmitry Zaitsev (Rosgidromet)
Nikolai Shabalin, head of the MSU Marine Research Center, spoke about environmental research in the Arctic.

ikolai Shabalin, head of the MSU Marine Research Center
Photo: ROSATOM
Source: KORABEL.RU