Northern Sea Route. Rosatom Arctic has approved the design for an Arctic-class container vessel. The ship is intended for the newly established regular Russia–China container shipping line utilizing the waters of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The container vessel is designed to fit perfectly into the existing icebreaker escort system: its width of 35 meters matches the width of the channel that can be cleared by a Project 22220 multi-purpose nuclear icebreaker. This will guarantee minimum resistance and maximum safety when escorting vessels through heavy ice. The ship will be able to independently break through even first-year ice of up to 1.7 meters thick, which is critical for ensuring regular year-round navigation on specific sections of the NSR.