Chennai Vladivostok Maritime Corridor

Chennai Vladivostok Maritime Corridor is a sea route covering approximately 5,600 nautical miles, or about 10,300 km, aimed at increasing bilateral trade between India and Russia. In September 2019 in Vladivostok, Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed a Memorandum of Intent for the route.
Background.
The current route from Mumbai to St Petersburg is about 3000 nautical miles longer.