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New restrictions coming up in Russian Arctic shipping
2018-04-02
[TheBarrentsObserver] Only ships built in Russia will be allowed to carry oil, natural gas and coal along the Northern Sea Route, a new bill proposes. But there will be exceptions, government officials say.
The Putin equivalent of the US Jones Act. Exceptions will be probably handled by the appropriate fee.
The new bill follows up a law adopted in late December 2017, which bans Russian Arctic shipping under foreign flag. That legislation came after President Putin called for measures to protect the Russian shipbuilding industry.

The new bill, now elaborated by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, says that the ships will not only have to carry a Russian flag, but also be built in Russia.

The bill will shortly be submitted to government and ultimately come into force in early 2019, newspaper Kommersant reports. It will apply to ships carrying oil, natural gas and coal on the Northern Sea Route.
Posted by:3dc

#2  Is there a lot of shipping crossing through the arctic circle?

No.

The article is really referring to shipping to and from Russian ports. As Alaska Paul mentioned, It's Russian version of the US Jones Act.
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance   2018-04-02 21:50  

#1  Is there a lot of shipping crossing through the arctic circle?
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-04-02 15:41  

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