A key shipment of equipment for Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project failed to reach its destination due to sanctions. The heavy lift vessel Wei Xiao Tian Shi returned to China in January 2025, still carrying its cargo.
The ship had two large modules, each weighing over 12,000 tons, built by Chinese company Wison New Energies. These modules were meant for the third liquefaction train of the Arctic LNG 2 project.
The Wei Xiao Tian Shi left China’s Zhoushan yard in...