由 lltx1822 Sea Shipping to Russia: Navigation Time and Special Requirements for the Northern Sea Route
Due to climatic reasons, the navigation time of Russia’s Northern Sea Route is limited, usually concentrated in a few months in summer. If shipping enterprises plan to use the Northern Sea Route, they need to accurately grasp the navigation time and make ship scheduling and cargo arrangements in advance. The sea area environment of the Northern Sea Route is complex, with a large number of floating ice and icebergs, which place extremely high demands on the ice – resistance performance and navigation equipment of ships. Ships need to be equipped with professional ice – area navigation equipment, and crew members should have rich experience in ice – area navigation, strictly abiding by international ice – area navigation rules. Meanwhile, the meteorological conditions in the areas along the Northern Sea Route are complex. It is necessary to pay attention to weather forecasts in advance and formulate emergency plans to deal with sudden severe weather. In addition, Russia has a strict approval system for the passage of ships on the Northern Sea Route. Shipping enterprises need to apply to relevant Russian departments for navigation permission in advance, submit detailed navigation plans, ship information, etc., and can only pass after approval.