# Putin: Russia’s Arctic marine terminals to be linked with inland waterways

https://mins.news/en/item/43378

- TASS, 2026-09-03 08:40 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2181893

> At the Eastern Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin said Russia plans to integrate Arctic marine terminals with rail and inland-waterway networks to support cargo flows from Central Russia, the Urals and Siberia and facilitate imported-goods deliveries. He cited the first container ship from China to Murmansk, which crossed Russia’s Arctic zone in August.

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