Rosatom Forecasts 14% Cargo Growth on Northern Sea Route in 2026

Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev predicts a 14% increase in Northern Sea Route cargo flow for 2026.

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Alexey Likhachev, Chief Executive Officer of the state corporation Rosatom, said that the flow of cargo along the Northern Sea Route is expected to increase by 14% in 2026 compared with the previous year. ^[1] Alexey Likhachev, CEO of the state corporation Rosatom, told reporters at the Eastern Economic Forum that the company aims to bring freight traffic along the Northern Sea Route to 100 million metric tons by 2030-2032. ^[2] Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev told reporters at the Eastern Economic Forum on September 2, 2026, that Russia's state nuclear energy corporation has handed over a draft agreement to Iran for the construction of small nuclear power plants. ^[3] Eugenia Yashina, the director of communications for the Zaporizhzhia NPP, stated on an unspecified date that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (VСУ) continue to launch attacks in the vicinity of the Zaporizhzhia NPP. ^[4] Alexei Likhachev, the head of Rosatom, declared that Ukraine's attacks on the Zaporizhzhia NPP and Enerhodar violate basic nuclear safety principles. ^[5] Eugenia Yashina assessed the intensity of the shelling in the area of the Zaporizhzhia NPP as high. ^[6] In July, Eugenia Yashina reported that Ukrainian forces attempted to isolate the city of Enerhodar from normal supplies by mining access roads. ^[7]

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Alexey Likhachev, CEO of the state corporation Rosatom, told reporters at the Eastern Economic Forum that the company aims to bring freight traffic along the Northern Sea Route to 100 million metric tons by 2030-2032. · TASS

Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev told reporters at the Eastern Economic Forum on September 2, 2026, that Russia's state nuclear energy corporation has handed over a draft agreement to Iran for the construction of small nuclear power plants. · TASS

Eugenia Yashina, the director of communications for the Zaporizhzhia NPP, stated on an unspecified date that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (VСУ) continue to launch attacks in the vicinity of the Zaporizhzhia NPP. ·

Lenta.ruRussia

Alexei Likhachev, the head of Rosatom, declared that Ukraine's attacks on the Zaporizhzhia NPP and Enerhodar violate basic nuclear safety principles. ·

Lenta.ruRussia

Eugenia Yashina assessed the intensity of the shelling in the area of the Zaporizhzhia NPP as high. ·

Lenta.ruRussia

In July, Eugenia Yashina reported that Ukrainian forces attempted to isolate the city of Enerhodar from normal supplies by mining access roads. ·

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