A Chinese ship carrying about 500 containers arrives at the Port of Murmansk, Russia, via the Northern Sea Route, on Aug 20. A ceremony was held at the port inaugurating its maiden container shipping route from China. This signaled the launch of regular cargo services linking Chinese coastal ports with Russia's largest deep-water port inside the Arctic Circle. DMITRY DUBOV/SPUTNIK
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