Chennai–Vladivostok Maritime Corridor
Chennai–Vladivostok Maritime Corridor is a proposed sea route covering approximately 5,600 nautical miles, or about 10,300 km, aimed at increasing bilateral trade between India and Russia. In September 2019 in Vladivostok, Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed a Memorandum of Intent for the route.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The current route from Mumbai to St Petersburg is about 3000 nautical miles longer.[1][3]
Other ports that have the potential of being linked include Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, Vostochny and Olga.[4]
See also
[edit]- Consulate General of Russia, Chennai
- India–Russia relations
- Chennai Port
- Ennore Port
- Economy of Chennai
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (12 July 2018). "Chennai-Vladivostok sea route: India's effort to counter China's OBOR could soon get a big Russian helping hand". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Explained: The sea route from Chennai to Vladivostok". The Indian Express. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Roche, Elizabeth (2021-02-14). "Maritime corridor, trade on Shringla's Russia visit agenda". mint. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Sailing from Chennai to Russia in just 24 days". The Times of India. 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
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