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#Russia & #India’s Triple Maritime Gambit: New Silk Roads & Shocking Numbers 1️⃣ Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor: Shipping time slashed by 40%, from 40 days to 24, saving 5,608 km vs. Suez route. 2️⃣ Record Arctic Transit: Northern Sea Route saw 2.4M tons cargo in 9 months of 2024: • 62% crude oil (1.47M tons) • 27% bulk shipments (646K tons) • 6% containerized (153K tons) 3️⃣ Cost Revolution: INSTC cuts costs by 30%, slashes time by 40%, saving ~$2,500 per 15 tons of cargo. https://m.primal.net/MBPO.jpg https://m.primal.net/MBPQ.jpg