The main problems of cargo traffic development along the Northern Sea Route
The article reflects the main modern problems of the development of the Northern Sea Route and the main characteristics of its cargo transportation. Problems such as the influence of climatic conditions on the formation of the transport system of the Northern Sea Route, the need to increase its freight traffic, the development of the necessary infrastructure to create an integrated logistics system, incl. using icebreakers. The need for the development of the Northern Sea Route from the point of view of social infrastructural aspects was noted. Under these conditions, for many Arctic regions, sea transport is the only means of ensuring the mass transport of goods, and the Northern Sea Route is a major factor in the development of international and interregional economic, cultural and social ties.