Outstanding quotes from SPIEF 2021: Forum participants on transport

For some the northern sea route simply means a line on the map. For others it is reminiscent of the romantic expeditions of Semyon Dezhnev, Alexander Kolchak or Otto Schmidt. Some will recall the two captains, a movie about the search for a lost arctic expedition, the favourite of a distant childhood. It is also a grandiose global-scale project: building of a short-cut that will not only connect the European part of Russia to the far east but will also become the transportation artery for the entire world. Is it possible that ships will run the northern seas like commuter trains? When will the project, which dreamers can only compare to the first manned space mission, begin? We answer these and other questions together with Vyacheslav Ruksha , deputy director general of ROSATOM state atomic energy corporation and director for the northern sea route directorate.

Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA) presents a report containing an air passenger market 2022 outlook, gain factors, and trends in passenger flows redistribution.

Is Russia’s logistics system ready for more eastbound traffic? Russian industry needs to quickly decide how to compensate for the loss of several major markets for its products. One of the most promising destinations is the Asia — Pacific region, but logistics are a bottleneck for this pivot to the East. There is not enough shipping capacity, and the problem can only be solved with massive investments.

As part of the digitalization of the economy, satellite signals and data play an increasingly pivotal role in economic development. However, with the COVID-19 crisis, this positive trend could be reversed. There is a risk that the crisis could lead to more industry concentration, eliminating smaller and younger firms.