Legal Issues Regarding Arctic Cruise Shipping in the Russian Federation

With the development of transportation network, vessels are increasingly used in tourism business. The international cruise business requires huge investments and a clear domestic legal framework. Russia has unique opportunities to develop as country with world’s longest total length coastal line (37.7 thousand kilometres). intends support Arctic increase tourist flow certain level order promote socio-economic region. At same time, rapidly evolving brings new challenges related preservation environmental safety protection national interests comprehensive cover regulation at level. This article deals Russian Federation’s laws regulating sea/river shipping involving an element. It scrutinises state rules policies on navigation waters relevant International Treaties Federation, highlights peculiarity contract terms relationship arising from it, finally, analyses effects legislation field its development. authors attempted summarise experts’ views legislation’ shortcomings put forward possible solutions.