The XIII International Forum

December 7-8, 2023, St.Petersburg

Arctic: today and the future

HISTORY: 2017 - VII INTERNATIONAL FORUM «ARCTIC: THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE»

Information about report: Development of land and water transport routes and provision of Arctic ports with access roads

Working session

Development of land and water transport routes and provision of Arctic ports with access roads

Project*

 


One of the aims of the state policy for the development of transport infrastructure in the Arctic is the full provision of ports and the Northern Sea Route with access roads. Currently the formation of a network of railways and highways is emerging in the polar regions. The most important projects are Belkomur, the Bovanenkovo-Sabetta railway, the Northern Latitudinal Route, the construction of the Tommot-Yakuts launch complex. Providing navigation on inland waterways for the Arctic regions is the most important condition for the Northern Delivery, economic and food security of remote areas.

Within the framework of the working session, it is planned to discuss the actual problems that arised in the construction of railway and automobile infrastructure in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation, including the use of tools to raise funds from extra-budgetary sources, using the private concession initiative mechanism, and to increase interaction between different modes of transport.

Issues for discussion:

  • The importance of roads and railways for the development of industrial projects in the Arctic
  • Railway projects in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation. Prospects of the Northern latitudinal railway, Belkomur, the Bovanenkovo-Sabetta railway
  • Shipping support on inland waterways in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation
  • Modernization of the road network of the Arctic region. Tools of state support of road construction in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation
  • Involvement of investments on the basis of public-private partnership
  • Specific features of various modes of transport interaction in the Arctic

Moderator:

IULIA ZVORYKINA

Director of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “Institute of Research and Examination of Vnesheconombank”

Disputants:

IGOR ASTAKHOV

Deputy Head of the Federal Road Agency

VIKTOR VOVK

Deputy Head of the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency of the RF

VLADIMIR CHEPETS*

Head of the Federal Agency for Rail Transport

ALEKSANDR MISHARIN*

the First Vice-President, Russian Railways (JSCo "RZD")

DITRII SOSNIN

Minister of Transport and Road Industry of the Murmansk Region

VIKTOR IKONNIKIV*

Deputy Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region for Strategic Planning and Investment Policy

ALEKSEI SITNIKOV*

the First Deputy Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District

ALEKSANDR VYLITOK

Head of the International Scientific and Educational Center “Arctic Transport Systems and Technologies” of International Transport

ANDREI TEPLOV

Head of Design Engineering Department of the Ltd. SPC «TRECOL»

 

* Changes in the draft program are possible