by John Konrad (gCaptain) According to the ship-tracking website Marine Traffic, the arctic LNG tanker Nikolay Yevgenov has arrived in the Pacific Ocean after transiting the Northern Sea Route with…
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‘Christophe de Margerie’ Completes Early Eastbound Transit of Northern Sea Route
MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) – Russian gas producer Novatek said on Monday that the Christophe de Margerie tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from its Yamal LNG plant has successfully completed the ice-covered eastbound Northern Sea Route. The route across the Arctic Ocean is seen as strategic by...
Yamal LNG Gets Two New Arc7 LNG Tankers
Refinitiv Eikon shipping data showed two more Arc7-classed liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers are heading to Yamal LNG in the Russian Arctic, having completed their sea trials around the South Korean shipyard that built them, reports Reuters.
Arc7 TankersThe Nikolay Urvantsev and Georgiy Ushakov have left the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) Okpo shipyard in South Korea and are indicating Sabetta Seaport (Yamal LNG) as their destination, the data showed.
They are approaching...
Yamal LNG No Longer Under U.S Sanctions After Ownership Change
According to an article published in Reuters, Teekay LNG’s tanker venture, the Yamal LNG Joint Venture, is no longer subject to U.S. sanctions after a change of ownership at its partner China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Ltd.
Specialized ice-class carriersTeekay LNG and China LNG Shipping each own half of Yamal LNG Joint Venture. The company owns four specialized Arc7 LNG tankers, or “ice-class carriers”, which ship LNG from Yamal LNG, a massive production facility operated by Russian independent gas...
http://mfame.guru/yamal-lng-no-longer-under-u-s-sanctions-after-ownership-change/
Arctic Sea Route Opens For Yamal LNG Cargo
by Sabina Zawadzki (Reuters) – A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker carrying a cargo from the Yamal LNG plant has spent this week making its way through Arctic waters north of Russia towards Asia, marking the first voyage of the 2019 summer season across the Northern Sea Route. The Vladimir...
Novatek Shipps First LNG Cargo to Brazil
Novatek shipped its first LNG cargo to the Brazilian market with LNG produced from the Yamal LNG project.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/261187/novatek-shipps-first-lng-cargo-to-brazil/
Record Traffic on Northern Sea Route as COSCO Completes Five Transits
Northern Sea Route Traffic jumps more than 80 percent as COSCO of China completes five transits with more on the way. Shipping giant Maersk also active on route as well as a number of cruise ships. Shipping traffic along Russia’s Northern Sea Route reached new heights during the first eight months of 2018 as cargo volume increased by more than 80 percent compared to the same period last year, Russian media outlets report. The route is, at least during the short summer season, increasingly...
http://www.highnorthnews.com/record-traffic-on-northern-sea-route-as-cosco-completes-five-transits/
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...