This Thursday, the Legal Transportation Commission approved the draft road maps for the development of Russian naval ports until 2020, according to a report on the Russian Cabinet's website.

The project is aimed at the development of naval ports in the Baltic, Western Arctic, Far East waters and Eastern Arctic as well as approaches to them.

"The meeting considered the draft road maps, covering the period to 2020 (with possible prolongation until 2030), for the development of the naval ports in the Baltic and the Western Arctic and close and remote railway and automobile access to them, as well as the development of the naval ports in the Far East and the Eastern Arctic and the access to them," the report says.

The commission members approved these plans following the discussion.