EventRussia plans to raise more than 200 billion roubles ($2.35 billion) from exporters by imposing a fee of 20.07 roubles per metric ton on cargo shipped through Russian ports. The proceeds would fund construction of two nuclear‑powered icebreakers, Leningrad and Stalingrad, part of Project 22220, to sustain cargo flow on the Northern Sea Route.
Russia will raise over 200 billion roubles from exporters by levying a 20.07‑rouble per‑tonne fee on cargo exported through its ports, funding two new nuclear‑powered icebreakers to keep the Northern Sea Route operational and support a projected 70 million‑tonne cargo target by decade’s end.
Russia proposes a levy on seaborne exports to raise over $2.35 bn for nuclear icebreakers that would expand traffic on the Northern Sea Route.
Russia will raise more than 200 billion roubles ($2.35 bn) from exporters via a fee of 20.07 roubles per metric ton to fund construction of its fifth and sixth Project 22220 icebreakers, Leningrad and Stalingrad, aiming to keep the Northern Sea Route operational for cargo.
