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LNG shipped from Yamal LNG exceeds 5 million tons

Yamal LNG announced that the 68th cargo offloaded from the Yamal LNG project onto the Arc7 ice-class tanker ‘Christophe de Margerie’, exceeding 5 million tons of LNG produced since the start of the first LNG train in December 2017.

The first two liquefaction trains with total annual production capacity of 11 million tons have been operating within their nameplate design parameters.

As commissioning of the third LNG train continues, the first firing of a compressor gas turbine was achieved...

https://safety4sea.com/lng-shipped-from-yamal-lng-exceeds-5-million-tons/

First cargo from Yamal LNG shipped to Brazil

Russian gas producer Novatek announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Novatek Gas and Power Asia Pte. Ltd., has shipped its first LNG cargo to the Brazilian market with LNG produced from the Yamal LNG project. The cargo was delivered to the Bahia Regasification Terminal owned by Petrobras.

Our LNG marketing strategy aims to diversify our supply geography and customer base. This shipment represents our first LNG cargo produced by our own production to the Latin American market, and confirms...

https://safety4sea.com/first-cargo-from-yamal-lng-shipped-to-brazil/

Australia’s new Antarctic icebreaker successfully floated out

Australia’s Antarctic Supply Research Vessel (ASRV) RSV Nuyina was successfully floated at Damen Shipyards Galati. The procedure was achieved by raising the water level in the yard’s dry dock by six metres. The process took two days to complete.

The vessel was manoeuvred 250 metres to a quayside berth where the construction and outfitting process will take place. Damen is building the 160-metre long ASRV on behalf of the Australian Department of the Environment and Energy.

The ship has been...

https://safety4sea.com/australias-new-antarctic-icebreaker-successfully-floated-out/

Venta Maersk docks at Bremerhaven after sailing through Northern Sea Route

Venta Maersk, the first container ship that travelled through the Northern Sea Route, docked at Bremerhaven on September 22. The vessel started its voyage on August 23 from Vladivostok and was using ultra low sulphur fuel during the voyage. Venta Maersk left Bremerhaven on September 23, heading to its final destination: St. Petersburg.

The ship is carrying frozen fish and travelled through the Northern Sea Route until the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska, before travelling along the...

https://safety4sea.com/venta-maersk-docks-at-bremerhaven-after-sailing-through-northern-sea-route/

China Expanding Economic Influence in Americas, Research in the Arctic

China’s icebreaker Xue Long

China’s drive for influence in the Western Hemisphere has zeroed in on economic gain, making the current great powers competition significantly different from the Soviet Union’s attempt to assert military power in the Americas the during the Cold War, a panel assessing the American-Chinese relationship after 40 years of diplomatic recognition agreed.

Stapleton Roy, a former ambassador and now with the Kissinger Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., said...

https://news.usni.org/2018/09/14/36564

Maersk Container Ship Embarks on Historic Arctic Transit


Danish company Maersk, the world’s largest operator of container shipping, is about to send the first-ever container ship through the Arctic along Russia’s Northern Sea Route. While the route has seen rising traffic to transport oil and natural gas in recent years, the voyage of the Venta Maersk, a medium-sized container ship capable of carrying nearly 3,600 containers, will be an industry first.

A Maersk representative involved in the project who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed...

http://www.highnorthnews.com/maersk-container-ship-embarks-on-historic-arctic-transit/

Norwegian and Russian SAR Actors Meet in Kirkenes


Norwegian representatives constitute a majority when Norwegian and Russian Search and Rescue actors meet in Kirkenes to practice their skills next week.

Among the 80 conference delegates, there are 70 Norwegians and a Russian delegation of 10 when the search and rescue conference takes place from 5-8 March. During the conference, one of the items on the agenda will be a tabletop exercise concerning a fictional accident in Arctic waters.

Cruise traffic in the Arctic is increasing, and for instance...

http://www.highnorthnews.com/norwegian-and-russian-sar-actors-meet-in-kirkenes/

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