While on the NSR, Christophe de Margerie was accompanied by Atomflot’s nuclear-powered icebreakerYamal [Image: Sovcomflot]
Russia’s SCF Group reports that the other day, at 06:00 Moscow time, its icebreaking LNG provider Christophe de Margerie efficiently finished its flow throughout the Northern Sea Route (NSR), bound for China with a freight of LNG from the Yamal LNG task.
This is the very first time a large-capacity vessel of this kind has actually gone across the NSR eastbound in May, when ice problems in the eastern industry of the NSR continue to be tough. Traditionally, navigating in this industry begins just in July.
The flow from the Port of Sabetta to Cape Dezhnev took the vessel 12 days to finish, throughout which the LNGC covered 2,563 maritime miles at a rate considered secure provided the navigational problems.
While on the NSR, Christophe de Margerie was accompanied by Atomflot’s nuclear-powered icebreaker Yamal. The LNGC has actually transited one of the most tough components of the course with Yamal‘s assistance, consisting of fast-ice areas in the Vilkitsky Strait, in addition to hummocky ice floes in the East Siberian and also the Chukchi seas.
Sergey Gen, Master of Christophe de Margerie, commented:
“The ice conditions encountered during the voyage matched our forecast: on some segments, the movement was heavily obstructed, but the crew was well prepared to handle it. The voyage has proven Christophe de Margerie’s excellent icebreaking, maneuvering, and structural capabilities, both when following an icebreaker or sailing independently in various modes. I also want to give credit to the crews of both Christophe de Margerie and Yamal for the high level of coordination between the two vessels during the NSR passage.”
Sovcomflot states the trip has actually offered comprehensive info concerning the ice problems along the eastern component of the NSR, whilst enabling the control in between the LNG provider and also accompanying icebreaker to be refined under severe problems. This will certainly show beneficial for preparing transport remedies for future commercial tasks in the Arctic, and also can aid speed up the future development of NSR freight web traffic. This info will certainly likewise be mirrored in the style of future generations of Arctic vessels.
