Breaking the Ice: The Northern Sea Route

... plateaus are not immobile, as they shift naturally so in certain cases unexpected breaking may be needed. As Mikhail Suslin of Sovcomflot outlined more icebreakers in the region will make it more efficient as it will increase the speed of transit and possible ... ... via which the tax burden for such construction can be shared. For Russia major Arctic projects lack both, as construction on permafrost is far from easy and the constantly dwindling population due to migration or death undermines the internal market. ...