SAKHALIN HUB FOR THE NORTHERN SEA WAY: OPPORTUNITIES AND REALITIES
The issues of the expediency offorming a large hub port on Sakhalin Island in the context of intensive development of the Russian Arctic and the expanding international trade and economic cooperation with the countries of North-East Asia are considered. The main attention is paid to the analysis of economic and geopolitical factors that impede the creation of such a port-hub and the conditions when its implementation will be expedient and possible.