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Ice-Breaking LNG Carrier makes first call at Japan

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that the Ice-Breaking LNG Carrier Vladimir Rusanov, which is jointly owned and operated by MOL and China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited for the Yamal LNG project, made its first call at the …
Jul 27, 2020 / Vessels

NOVATEK Shipped First LNG Cargo to Japan via Northern Sea Route

PAO NOVATEK (NOVATEK) announced today that NOVATEK Gas & Power Asia Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary, shipped the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Yamal LNG project to Japan transported eastbound via the Northern Sea …
Jul 24, 2020 / Curious

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to deliver third Yamal LNG carrier

China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding is to deliver another LNG carrier that will serve the Novatek-operated Yamal project in the Arctic.Hudong said in a statement the 174,000-cbm LNG Phecda left the Shanghai yard for gas trials on July 3.The Chinese …
Jul 9, 2020 / Vessels

Christophe de Margerie completes eastbound transit of NSR two months earlier than usual

On 31 May 2020 at 06:00 Moscow time Christophe de Margerie, an icebreaking LNG carrier owned and operated by SCF Group, successfully completed her passage across the Northern Sea Route (NSR), bound for China with a cargo of LNG for the Yamal LNG …
Jun 4, 2020 / Vessels

Yamal LNG Reaches Thirty Million Tons Milestone

Yamal LNG announced that it has shipped its thirtieth million ton of LNG since the commencement of the project. The Arc7 ice-class tanker “Nikolay Yevgenov” loaded the 411th cargo as the project reached 30 million tons of LNG dispatched since the …
Feb 28, 2020 / Curious

LNG Carrier for Yamal LNG Project Named LNG MERAK

The second LNG carrier out of four built in China for the projectMitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) Thursday announced that on 8 January, a naming ceremony for a LNG carrier, jointly ordered by MOL and China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (China …
Jan 10, 2020 / Vessels

Yamal LNG Receives Transshipment Tank at Zeebrugge LNG Terminal

PAO NOVATEK (NOVATEK) today announced that OAO Yamal LNG (the “Project”) started using a dedicated LNG transshipment tank at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal in Belgium as part of a 20-year transshipment agreement between the Project’s subsidiary Yamal …
Jan 6, 2020 / Vessels

Yamal LNG received all 15 ARC7 Ice-Class Tankers

OAO Yamal LNG (Yamal LNG) announced the operational start of the new Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker Yakov Gakkel representing the fifteenth and final Arc7 ice-class tanker built specifically for the Project. The “Yakov Gakkel” has loaded the 354th LNG …
Dec 11, 2019 / Curious

ABB completes delivery for the world's most advanced icebreaking LNG carrier fleet

Final vessel in 15-ship series enters service for Yamal LNG project ahead of schedule, powered by ABB’s leading-edge technologyYakov Gakkel, owned by joint venture between Teekay LNG Partners and China LNG Partners, joins a fleet of 15 specially …
Dec 11, 2019 / Curious

Yamal LNG Shipped First LNG Cargo to Bangladesh

PAO NOVATEK (NOVATEK) announced on Friday (Nov29) that OAO Yamal LNG shipped the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh in accordance with the long-term offtake agreement with TOTAL.  Caption: LNG tanker Eduard Toll - Image …
Dec 2, 2019 / Vessels