China-Russia Builds Megaports That Will Shut Down The Suez Canal

China-Russia Builds Megaports That Will Shut Down The Suez Canal

a Russian oil tanker crossed the Arctic in 2017 without the need for an ice breaker that’s a big thing it took just 19 days to complete the voyage connecting Asia and Europe much less time than the 48 days that ships typically need to travel from China to roddam the largest port in Europe yes this area of the ocean is now accessible for the first time in human history because of climate change which also makes it simpler for us to transport the fossil fuels that initially caused the ice to melt we’ve never had an ocean trade route as unprecedented as this one and Russia is currently engaged in a big building push to stake claim perhaps the most remarkable project Russia is working on at the moment is the USD 110 BN Mega port located on the Tamir peninsula called the greatest project in the history of the oil industry it is so massive and far-flung that state-owned rosn will first need to construct the infrastructure necessary to get to the site it will house the nation’s largest Arctic oil terminal the area will be built with new roadways two airports 15 Villages and multiple electrical plants to facilitate construction and housing the 400,000 workers required to complete the project to date over 18,000 ,000 tons of heavy equipment residential space and communication systems have been transported to the location likewise the nation is constructing a 770 km pipeline to deliver oil to the port from where it will be transported the remaining distance to Europe and Asia by 10 brand new ice class tankers when it’s completely operating it will deliver 25 million tons of oil by 2025 and 100 million tons by 2030 so Greta thunberg might as well look away now it’s important to note that even though this project appears to have substantial costs they are insignificant in light of the anticipated revenues furthermore the mega Port is but a single component of a bigger plan for regional development Russia has long recognized the arctic’s potential they planted a flag at the North Pole in 2007 by sending an extremely cold diver to the bottom of the Arctic sea then the Northern sea rout development plan was unveiled in 2018 over the next 15 years the Russian government intends to dramatically expand Economic Development along the Northern sea route thereby creating a viable alternative to the Suz Canal for the transportation of goods between Europe and Asia this will be especially important during the summer when the Seas Ice may eventually melt completely Russia wants to ensure that at least 72 million tons tons of cargo pass through the region by 2035 and it is on course to do so from the previous year traffic Rose by 80% to 16 million tons in 2018 alone and by another 80% to 23 million tons in 2019 a significant amount of money is being thrown at Russian Arctic infrastructure bringing it in from the cold there is a modernization of ports construction of ice class container ships and expansion of Railways it also extends Beyond oil on either end of the route New Ports at vlasto and mormans are being developed in Partnership between the UAE based DP world and the Russian state-owned energy giant rosatom they are being specifically built to move cargo from Ice class ships to regular vessels not just the United Arab Emirates sees the benefit of funding Russia’s infrastructure China and South Korea are are also Keen to open up New Ports and trade routes China signed 20 bilateral cooperation agreements and committed to investing in the region in 2018 announcing that it will work with Russia to establish an Arctic Silk Road Beijing will do this by constructing a number of Chinese docks at ports throughout Northern Russia that are currently undeveloped and unable to accommodate large shipments in order to service these ports several new railroads are also being constructed a 500 km route that would connect numerous Northern coastal cities with perm located in the Ural Mountains is now under construction Russia also just completed a $889 million fiber Network known as The Polar Express the remote settlements of terab burka and vlasto are connected by a 12,600 km cable that enhances phone and internet service for the 2.5 million residents of Russia’s Far North or nearly half of the country’s total population when the Gulf of OB is fully dredged in 2022 larger ship ships that Russia is building in enormous quantities will be able to Transit through this strategically important area there will be at least 40 new Arctic vessels built including 16 rescue and support ships and eight nuclear powered ice breakers a portion of these will be lighter class ice breakers which are capable of piercing very thick arctic ice and Paving the way for commercial ships to follow obviously all of this construction has caused anxiety in a number of nations Russia has been reminded by the United States that the Northwest Passage and the Northern sea route are used as International waterways and are not solely under their jurisdiction even so a sizable portion of the route passes through the exclusive economic zone of the nation a large portion of this new infrastructure is being funded by Foreign investment for Russia which depends on other nations that would profit immensely from a Suez Canal rival presently the nation has consistently asserted that its upcoming oil megap ports will have a low impact on the environment and leave very little hydrocarbon residue behind it is reported that wind turbines will power the oil plants however the world doesn’t really need more new oil infrastructure and a number of environmental Oran organizations have opposed these projects construction might harm the Arctic wildlife in the designated Nature Reserve where some of the oil fields are situated Russia has never acted quickly in response to climate change although it has been a significant domestic political issue the Kremlin frequently downplays its gravity in 2019 Russia which ranks fourth globally in terms of greenhouse gas emissions signed on to the Paris agreement although it had hasn’t yet agreed to phase out emissions of methane and coal over the next 10 years it is now committed to achieving Net Zero carbon emissions by 2060 however in February 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine while serving as the Arctic council’s chair some Arctic neighbors continue to hope for a Cooperative Russia despite mounting concerns about Russia’s authoritarian rise these hopes have been bolstered among other things by official statements from Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senior Arctic official Nikolai kortunov which highlight the Arctic as a zone of Peace this has led to ongoing Mutual reassurances among Arctic States regarding Arctic exceptionalism or the idea that the far north can be shielded from security concerns elsewhere but these are Bleak possibilities while Russia was serving as chair of the Arctic Council the other seven members issued a joint statement in early March 2022 deciding to pause Council activities later that month the seven members of the Western Council decided to resume limited activities as a result Moscow developed very little meaningful policy the conclusion is that Russia’s drive to conquer Ukraine and destabilize what it perceives as an American dominated unipolar World Order overshadowed Arctic interests however Russia’s approach to Arctic Affairs during the past 2 years suggests that the Kremlin is actively trying to bolster its position and is Gravely concerned about the current circumstances Russia’s first message is straightforward and not particularly new it highlights that it is the Arctic State and not just one of the eight Arctic States citing its large Arctic territories abundant natural resources sizable population and sophisticated infrastructure structure as evidence the Arctic area of the state is seen as a territory that Russia naturally dominates due to geographical facts and long-standing historical developments which significantly contributes to Russia’s self-perception as a major player in World politics then Russia’s major claim during the past two years about the Arctic has been that it is the only party acting responsibly in terms of social economic and environmental ISS issues the Putin Administration bases this assumption on two things first that heightened tensions and issues resulting from the Western decision to sideline Russia will have extremely bad effects for the Western Arctic States but not for Russia second Russian officials have maintained time and again that the militarization of the Arctic and the forcing of Finland and Sweden into the alliance under the pretext of containment are the products of American inter vention in the region assisted by NATO there have even been signs in recent months that Russia May quit the Arctic Council and build new coalitions in order to pursue its Arctic agenda independently of the states of the western Arctic this statement was followed by a narrative from the Arctic council’s Russian Arctic expert community that excluded Russia as illegitimate when Norway assumed the chairship and adopted a strategy of engaging Russia in the council’s working group Russia’s propaganda about leaving the Arctic Council vanished last year however as of February of this year it reappeared Russia has been looking east and south at the same time welcoming China to invest in Arctic infrastructure and the Gulf region and India to become buyers of Russian gas and oil plans to collaborate on joint Arctic research with members of the bricks which also includes China and India were also made public by Russian authorities in January of this year the alliance was extended to include the Petro economies of Iran and the United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia is also a candidate but has not yet been confirmed Chinese delegations are being invited and cenor Russian activities are being organized by Russian Northern institutions including universities State administrative agencies and companies this shift to the east and south is Con consistent with the February and March 2023 publications of Russia’s new foreign policy framework and its updated Russian Arctic strategy the Arctic is emphasized as one of Russia’s major concerns in this instance most notably the foreign policy notion incorporates a considerable amount of double speak regarding the Arctic the statement states that Russia’s foreign policy is centered on respecting the widely accepted principles and Norms of international law promoting equality of Rights and working towards International cooperation to address shared challenges and Advance shared interests and that ends today’s episode what do you think of this episode share your thoughts in the comment box below we sincerely hope you like this video see you in our next video

A Russian oil tanker crossed the Arctic in 2017 without the need for an icebreaker. That’s a big thing.

It took just 19 days to complete the voyage connecting Asia and Europe, much less time than the 48 days that ships typically need to travel from China to Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe.
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