Chennai Vladivostok Maritime Corridor is a 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
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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chennai-Vladivostok sea route: India's effort to counter China's OBOR could soon get a big Russian helping hand. The Economic Times(12 July 2018). Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ↑ Explained: The sea route from Chennai to Vladivostok. The Indian Express(2019-09-06). Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ↑ Maritime corridor, trade on Shringla’s Russia visit agenda, Roche, Elizabeth. mint(2021-02-14). Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ↑ Sailing from Chennai to Russia in just 24 days. The Times of India(20 April 2021). Retrieved 2021-07-09.