The container ship Venta Maersk showed up in Saint Petersburg, Russia on Friday after finishing its historical one-off flow of the Northern Sea Route from Asia toEurope

Venta Maersk, among Maersk Line’s brand-new Baltic feeder vessels, started her trip on 22 August 2018 in the port of Vladivostok,Russia The path consisted of drop in Vostochny and also Busan, prior to going through Bering Strait on 6 September 2018 on her means toBremerhaven On her trip from Busan to Bremerhaven, Venta Maersk lugged 660 reefer containers.

According to Maersk, the flow of Northern Sea Route “went according to plan and without specific incidents.”

“We are very happy to welcome back crew and vessel safe and sound after this unique voyage,” claims Palle Laursen, Chief Technical Officer atMaersk “The trial allowed us to gain exceptional operational experience, test vessel systems, crew capabilities and the functionality of the shore-based support setup.”

Although the flow is practical around this time around of the year as a result of absence of ice, ice problems in the East Siberian Sea still needed support by icebreakers.

Venta Maersk is the 4th of 7 sis vessels and also was supplied on July 11, 2018. The brand-new Baltic feeders are amongst the globe’s biggest ice-class vessels made especially to run in chilly waters (to -25 levels C), where ice-class is needed to use year-round procedures. They have a small capability of 3,596 TEU and also is furnished with 600 reefer plugs.

The ships are released in the Sealand– A Maersk firm (previously called Seago Line’s) Baltic feeder network offering Russia and also callingSt Petersburg.

Despite the test’s success, Maersk highlighted that the flow was a one-off test made to get functional experience in a brand-new location and also to check vessel systems.

“Currently, we do not see the Northern Sea Route as a viable commercial alternative to existing east-west routes. In general, we plan new services according to trading patterns, population centres and our customers demand,” claims Palle Laursen.

“That said, we do follow the development of the Northern Sea Route. Today, the passage is only feasible for around three month a year which may change with time. Furthermore, we also must consider that ice-classed vessels are required to make the passage, which means an additional investment.”