First transit voyage from China to Europe via the Northern Sea Route has been completed

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Rosatom, PUBLISHED 16.10.2025

On October 13, 2025, the first-ever container transit from China to Europe via the Northern Sea Route arrived at the British port of Felixstowe, having departed from the port of Ningbo on September 23.

This historic voyage was another step towards developing the potential of the Northern Sea Route as a sustainable logistics channel between Europe and Asia, complementing existing routes and significantly contributing to the growth of global trade.

The ship, carrying nearly 25,000 tons of cargo containers, entered the Northern Sea Route on October 1.

Information and navigation support for the ship along the route was provided by Glavsevmorput, Federal State Budgetary Institution (an enterprise within the Rosatom State Corporation).

After unloading at the port of Felixstowe, the container ship will head to other European ports.

The journey through the Russian Arctic took 20 days, which is almost half the time it would have taken using traditional southern routes.

In the face of global challenges to de-carbonize maritime logistics, taking shorter routes is one of the ways to reduce the human impact on the world's oceans.

By reducing distances, the NSR route not only significantly reduces travel time and freight costs, but also cuts greenhouse gas emissions.

Topics: Russia, China

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