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Both Northeast and Northwest Passages of Northern Sea Route Remain Closed for the First Time in 12 Years
Global Ice Center announced its review of Arctic Ocean sea ice conditions during 2021. Due to the cool summer temperatures in July 2021, sea ice did not see much melt and the minimum sea ice area for the year was the largest in the past seven years …
Feb 1, 2022 / Curious
Gazprom Gas Carrier Marshal Vasilevskiy Delivered LNG Cargo along Northern Sea Route For First Time
The Gazprom’s gas carrier Marshal Vasilevskiy passed through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) with liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for the first time ever. The vessel’s charterer is Gazprom Export Group.On September 23, Marshal Vasilevskiy took an LNG …
Oct 27, 2021 / Vessels
MSC Says Black Carbon, Environmental Impacts Prohibit Arctic Passage for Cargo
MSC reaffirms commitment to avoid arctic cargo routes, helping to limit black carbon and other environmental impactsIn view of the recent public debate around container shipping in the Arctic, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has doubled down on …
Apr 2, 2021 / Curious
Unique voyage of LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie expands navigation window in the eastern part of the Russian Arctic
During an official meeting with the government of the Russian Federation, Igor Tonkovidov, President and CEO of PAO Sovcomflot, reported to Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, on progress with the experimental round trip voyage of the LNG …
Feb 19, 2021 / Vessels
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
MSC Rules Out Arctic Exploration on Environmental Concerns
MSC will not explore or use the Northern Sea Route between Europe and Asia for container shippingShipping lines should focus on reducing environmental impact of existing shipping trade routesMSC has already achieved a significant reduction in CO2 …
Oct 17, 2019 / Vessels
Yamal LNG Increased Shipments to the Asian Pacific Markets via NSR
PAO NOVATEK (NOVATEK) announced yesterday, that 15 LNG cargos from the Company’s Yamal LNG project were shipped eastbound to the Asian Pacific markets directly via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) during third quarter 2019. The eastbound shipments …
Oct 2, 2019 / Curious
Oboronlogistics’ largest containership Sparta III completed the delivery of cargo via the Northern sea route
Ship Sparta III, the largest container ship in the fleet of Oboronlogistics, made the delivery of project cargo from China to Europe via the Northern sea route.The experience of operating the Sparta III on the Northern sea route showed that the …
Sep 25, 2019 / Vessels
Nuclear-powered container carrier Sevmorput to use North Sea Route for fish delivery
The Sevmorput, nuclear-powered LASH carrier / container carrier has moored at the Seroglazka terminal (Norebo holding, Kamchatka Territory). According to the press center of the regional government, the ship will deliver fish caught by Kamchatka …
Aug 26, 2019 / Curious
LNG Carrier Vladimir Rusanov Opens the Northern Sea Route 2019 Navigation Period
PAO NOVATEK (NOVATEK) announced today that the Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker Vladimir Rusanov completed the Northern Sea Route (NSR) passage via the Eastern direction, and delivered a cargo of LNG produced by the Company’s Yamal LNG project from the port …
Jul 25, 2019 / Vessels