Two large-capacity Sovcomflot tankers using cleaner-burning LNG as a primary fuel, Mendeleev Prospect and Lomonosov Prospect, have successfully completed voyages eastbound along the Northern Sea Route (NSR).
The company announced on Monday that the two vessels are both heading to China with a cargo of crude oil from the Port of Primorsk, crossed the full length of the NSR using only LNG fuel.
Recently, Russia commented that by the end of 2019, the Arctic shipments are most likely to show a 40%...
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