The LNG provider Pskov has actually finished the initial ship-to-ship transfer of liquified gas created at the Yamal LNG job in the Russian Arctic, Russian delivery company SCF Group stated Monday.

The freight transshipment was executed at the risk-free anchorage off the port of Honningsv åg, Norway, where the Pskov met the Yamal LNG-chartered icebreaking LNG provider Vladimir Rusanov.

During the STS procedure, Pskov packed some 170,000 cubic meters of melted gas provided from the Port of Sabetta on the Yamal Peninsula.

Pskov is currently continuing to her organized factor of discharge in Dunkirk, France, according AIS ship monitoring information.

Vladimir Rusanov is among 15 icebreaking Arc7 LNG service providers bought to solution Yamal LNG. The distinct vessels sustain year-round transport of LNG along the Northern Sea Route to ports in Europe as well as Asia.

“The successful STS transfer to Pskov signals a new phase for the development of the logistics supporting Yamal LNG, the international LNG production and delivery project successfully implemented in Russia. STS transfers enable shorter round voyages for Arc7-ice class Arctic LNG carriers of the Christophe de Margerie series, which increases the efficiency of their operation and consequently of the project in general,” SCF stated in a news release.

The SCF-operated Pskov as well as additionally the SCF Melampus are anticipated to take part in even more STS procedures for Yamal LNG in the future.