# Northern Sea Route development emerges as priority amid global logistics crisis — aide

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- TASS, 2026-09-04 13:18 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2182781

> Anton Kobyakov, an aide to the Russian president and executive secretary of the Eastern Economic Forum organizing committee, said the Northern Sea Route is a key, safe and cost-effective trade corridor amid the global logistics crisis. Transit times are at least two to 2.5 times shorter than on alternative routes, while bottlenecks at the Panama Canal and Strait of Hormuz are disrupting Europe-Asia cargo flows.