The LNG providerVladimir Rusanov Photo politeness Novatek

Russian gas manufacturer Novatek claimed its LNG provider “Vladimir Rusanov” has actually finished an eastbound transportation of the Northern Sea Route, formally opening this year’s summertime navigating period.

Novatek states the Vladimir Rusanov transited the frozen component of the Northern Sea Route in just 6 days, establishing a time brand-new document for the fastest independent flow without ice-breaking assistance and also with freight aboard.

The ship was providing a freight of LNG created by at Yamal LNG from the port of Sabetta to the port of Tianjin,China The on the whole from Sabetta to Tianjin was finished in a document 16 days, which is much less than half the moment needed to deliver a freight of LNG along the conventional westbound course through the Suez Canal and also Strait of Malacca, according to Novatek.

LNG created at Yamal LNG is delivered year-round along westbound navigating courses to Northern Europe and also, throughout the summertime navigating period, eastbound to Asia through the Northern Sea Route.

“For the second year in a row, our Arc7 ice-class LNG tankers were once again the first ships to open the summer navigation period via the Northern Sea Route,” kept in mind First Deputy Chairman of theManagement Board Lev Feodosyev “This voyage set a number of records for the passage time of the ice part of the NSR, and for the total voyage time to China from the Russian Arctic region. These achievements were made possible due to the accumulated ice navigation experience and the outstanding ice performance characteristics of LNG tanker fleet designed specifically for our Yamal LNG project. We will continue to optimize our logistical model to ensure competitive LNG supplies to key global consuming markets”.