NSR

Russia changes Northern Sea Route ice class requirements

Russia’s Ministry of Transport has declared changes concerning ice navigation criteria for the Northern Sea Route. These changes will apply from May 2019.

Currently, the typification of ice conditions is standard to seven crucial areas of the NSR. Typically, the averaged value of ice conditions concerning cohesive, thin ice within a large area does not allow vessels to navigate through that area. Yet, new zones with lower ice-class requirements are expected to optimize the placement of...

https://safety4sea.com/russia-changes-northern-sea-route-ice-class-requirements/

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/

Yamal LNG Carrier Boris Vilkitsky In Gross Violation of Safety Rules on NSR


The LNG carrier Boris Vilkitsky, a new ice-class vessel transporting natural gas from Russia’s Yamal LNG project, disregarded a number of safety rules on an Arctic voyage to the Port of Sabetta. The vessel, operated by a Dynagas LNG Partners, a joint venture by Dynagas, Sinotrans, and China LNG Shipping, entered the Northern Sea Route (NSR) despite the inoperability of its stern thrusters and port steering column.

This malfunction, which occurred at least 10 days prior, limited the vessel’s...

http://www.highnorthnews.com/yamal-lng-carrier-boris-vilkitsky-in-gross-violation-of-safety-rules-on-nsr/

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