Russia considers new route to Baltic
Yard boss and Vladimir Putin discuss route from the Caspian to Northern Europe.
United Shipbuilding Corporation CEO Alexei Rakhmanov has told Vladimir Putin that his company is working on a range of new cargo vessels that will help open up a new route between the Caspian Sea and Northern Europe.
Rakhmanov said shallow draft cargo ships could ply the Caspian and beyond and then use Russian river systems to enter the Baltic. When questioned by Putin about the route, the CEO added that it is possible to load cargoes in Iran’s north or western China before taking it to Helsinki via Olya on the Russian Caspian Sea coast.
“In the case of civilian shipbuilding, I am referring to the opening of basically new segments, including, for example, small boats, which few businesses have dealt with in a systematic way, and, accordingly, solutions for Russian cities as regards riverboats and cruiseships,” Rakhmanov said in a transcript of the meeting published on the presidential website.
