“We have experienced a growing demand for transport of goods from Far East to West Russia, which we are currently exploring the possibilities of offering together with Atomflot,” a spokesperson of Maersk told World Maritime News.
The shipping giant further noted it currently has “no plans to deploy Maersk vessels in commercial service along the Northern Sea Route.”
In September 2018, Maersk’s ice-class ship Venta Maersk navigated through the NSR for the first time, becoming the world’s first commercial containership to venture through the route as the lane was reserved only for tankers and most recently passenger ships.
