Amendment to Merchant Shipping Code 2021-04-20 14:45:00 The President signed the Federal Law On Amending Article 51 of the Merchant Shipping Code of the Russian Federation.  The Federal Law provides for the possibility of concluding long-term agreements on the provision of paid icebreaker services for shipping and/or other services for merchant shipping purposes that are provided on a systematic basis by ships of the nuclear icebreaker fleet in the Northern Sea Route area.