Northern Sea Route. Over 23 million tons of cargo was transported on the NSR for the first eight months of 2023. The traffic grew 1.5% year-on-year, said Vladimir Panov, Rosatom’s special representative for the Arctic development. “Cargoes from the Baltic started moving eastwards to Asia. There is a high probability that the traffic on the NSR will hit a new high this year. Work is underway to set up an international NSR container line,” Vladimir Panov said.