Development of Logistics Hubs in Case of Intensification of International Cargo Traffic via the Northern Sea Route

The article uncovers the value of Northern Sea Route (NSR) for the Russian Federation and focuses on study of its prospective development as an international transportation corridor. The possibility of development of the consistent logistics system to unify all available resources of the Russian Federation in Arctic section for attraction of maximal number of partners and customers is discussed. The concept of NSR is elaborated from the point of view of competitive advantages of potentially profitable for Russia traffic artery connecting Europe and East Asia. Keywords—Northern Sea Route, logistics system, transportation corridor, Arctic economics, navigation, shipbuilding, sea logistics, cargo traffic, atomic icebreakers.