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New port to be constructed near Belomorsk

Belomorsk and the White Sea

Russia will build a new port near Belomorsk by the White Sea to boost Arctic shipping capacity.

Location

The port will be ready by 2014 and have a capacity of 9 million tons of cargo, according to the Voice of Russia.

Belomorsk is located on the main railroad from Moscow and St. Petersburg towards Murmansk.