Russia and other IMO member states shall not implement measures prohibiting access to the Arctic route to shipping companies, Victor Olersky, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Transport said in a keynote address at the Danish Maritime Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Russia is involved together with other IMO member countries in drafting the mandatory Polar Code so as to ensure safety of the ship navigation in polar waters and protection of this area from pollution.
Olersky said that proposing limits to the route by introducing unfeasible requirements might lead to destroying the advantages of the route.