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China and Russia are continuing to expand their Arctic container shipping links.

They have launched a sea-rail service, Arctic Express No 1, which will involve railing containers from Moscow to Archangel, the only port in north-western Russia. From there, containerships will move the goods to China through the Arctic Ocean.

This service, covering around 13,000 km over 20-25 days, is expected to be one week faster than the Northern Sea Route (NSR).

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