Sovcomflot chief executive Sergey Frank has been appointed to head a key committee of the newly established Northern Sea Route (NSR) Public Council, which held its first meeting this week.

Frank is stepping up to head the Organisational Committee of the new council.

Baltic meeting

Representatives from companies and legislative bodies working in the Russian Arctic region met on 6 June onboard the nuclear-powered ice-breaker Arktika that is under construction at Baltic Shipyard.