The use of the Northern Sea Route is expected to boost freight turnover through Russian waters The first Chinese container ship has completed a transit to Europe via the Arctic’s Northern Sea Route (NSR), Russian state nuclear giant Rosatom announced on Tuesday. Backed by Russia’s nuclear icebreaker fleet, the voyage nearly halved the shipping time compared to traditional southern routes, according to Rosatom, which has a fleet of atomic ice-breakers and operates the NSR. Russia has been