Russia has proposed its strategic Arctic shipping route as an alternative to the Suez Canal after a 400-meter cargo ship got stuck in the canal, blocking one of the world's key shipping routes and sparking fears of a rise in oil prices. The Northern Sea Route has been touted by Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom as a "viable alternative" due to its more space to draw peculiar pictures using ships, the availability of icebreakers to break the ice, and the lack of risk of getting stuck in the Suez Canal for days.