The modern development model of the Russian Arctic should be based on an integration project capable of assuming the function of innovative infrastructure renewal of the territory. For the further development of the vast and richest northern territories of Russia, a reliable and efficient, year-round-oriented Northern Transport Corridor (STC) is critically needed - the Russian national trans-Arctic sea route from Murmansk to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which organically includes the Northern Sea Route and the meridional routes gravitating towards it river and rail communications. The reference points in all the Arctic regions of the Russian Federation over its length, going to the Arctic Ocean, will contribute to the effective solution of national security tasks, serve as the basis for the formation of meridional transport corridors and the creation of a basic transport network of Russia.

NAO has direct access to the sea along the Northern Sea Route. The territory of the region is washed by the Barents, White and Kara Seas. The coastline exceeds 1,500 km., Which is 10% of the coastline of the Russian section of the Northern Sea Route. Currently, the largest world companies carry out test passes along this route, however, business expansion is constrained by the lack of port and coastal infrastructure along the route. The Nenets Autonomous Okrug can provide a range of services to the following vessels on a given route at a lower cost.

And the relative proximity of the region to the forest resources of the Komi Republic, coal resources of Western Siberia could potentially generate additional freight flow along the Northern Sea Route. The solution to this problem may be the implementation of investment projects: the construction of the port of Indiga, the reconstruction of the port of Amderma, dredging along the river. Pechora and the construction of railways Sosnogorsk - Indiga and Vorkuta - Ust-Kara.

At least two villages of the region - Indiga and Amderma - can become strongholds of the Northern Sea Route between the European part of Russia and the Far East.

The Northern Sea Route passes through the seas of the Arctic Ocean (Barents, Kara, Laptev, East Siberian, Chukchi) and partially the Pacific Ocean (Bering). The main users of the Northern Sea Route in Russia are Norilsk Nickel, Gazprom, Lukoil, Rosneft, Rosshelf and other companies.

The project to create a new multidisciplinary seaport in Indiga Bay, combined with the construction of the Sosnogorsk – Indiga line as part of the Barentskomur railway, will become the basic element of sustainable socio-economic development of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. In its significance and scale, it goes beyond the framework of narrow regional projects, since it will be able to make a significant contribution to the formation of a support transport network in the north-east of the European part of Russia.

It should be borne in mind that the cargo turnover of the diversified seaport of Indiga can be further increased in connection with the prospects for the development of shipping along the Northern Sea Route and the inclusion of the item Indiga among its strong points. The creation of this transport hub turns hundreds of mineral deposits, previously "locked up" in the vast expanses of tundra and taiga, into cost-effective and economically more attractive for investors - both domestic and foreign. The construction of the Sosnogorsk – Indiga railway has already been included in the Transport Strategy of the Russian Federation for the period until 2030. The need to build this railway in conjunction with the creation of a new seaport in Indiga Bay is no longer in doubt - the potential cargo-forming base of its gravity area can reach 120 million tons in 2030.

Of great importance is also the construction of the Vorkuta-Ust-Kara railway with its possible extension to the Amderma settlement. This village located on the Kara Sea in the eastern part of the Ugra Peninsula has an airfield and a seaport. It has developed the infrastructure necessary for life support and economic activities, there is a structural unit of the hydrometeorological service, and in the future it is planned to deploy forces of the Russian Emergencies Ministry. Located 15 km from Amderma, Morozov Bay is a natural shelter for ships navigating the Northern Sea Route. All this allows you to use the unique transport and logistics potential of the village and turn it into a reference point in the future when developing offshore fields, as well as to ensure the functioning of the Northern Sea Route.