Mendeleev Prospect on the Northern Sea Route (Photo: Sovcomflot)
Russia’s Sovcomflot reports that 2 of its 113,000 vessels, Mendeleev Prospect as well as Lomonosov Prospect, have actually efficiently finished trips eastbound along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) making use of LNG as their main gas.
Lomonosov Prospect gotten to Cape Dezhnev, the easternmost end of the NSR, at 05:50 Moscow time on October 16, 2019. Mendeleev Prospect did the very same 3 days later on, getting to 13:00 Moscow time on October 19, 2019.
Both vessels, each bound for China with a freight of petroleum from the Port of Primorsk, went across the complete size of the NSR making use of just LNG.
Lomonosov Prospect finished the trip from Cape Zhelaniya to Cape Dezhnev in 7 days as well as 20 hrs, covering the range of 2,095 maritime miles at an ordinary rate of 12 knots. Mendeleev Prospect finished the very same trip in 7 days as well as 5 hrs, covering the range of 2,104 maritime miles at an ordinary rate of 12.3 knots. With positive ice problems along the whole course as well as specific course preparation, both vessels took a trip the whole size of the NSR without icebreaker companion.
“It is gratifying to emphasize that there is an ongoing demand for cargo transit along the Northern Sea Route during the period of summer navigation,” kept in mind Igor Tonkovidov, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ofSovcomflot “Using LNG fuel allows for a significant reduction of the tanker’s emission footprint, which is critical given the fragility of Arctic ecosystem.”
“The transit voyage from Cape Zhelaniya to Cape Dezhnev went smoothly. While in passage along the high-latitude route, the tanker ran exclusively on LNG,” stated Mark Lyudnik, the Master ofMendeleev Prospect “The vessel gas system as well as various other parts have actually shown to be very reputable. I would certainly likewise such as to highlight the phenomenal training as well as abilities of the staff. Special many thanks to Sovcomflot onshore employees that offered all the essential navigating information as well as various other info to the vessel staff as well as guaranteed its secure trip while operating on LNG
Sovcomflot is progressively presenting LNG as a gas for large-capacity freight delivery in theArctic In October 2018, Lomonosov Prospect went across the NSR westbound, efficiently evaluating the procedure of the ship engines as well as controls of the gas systems making use of LNG throughout the trip. In 2019, Sovcomflot had 3 of his LNG-fueled vessels go across the NSR eastbound (Korolev Prospect in September 2019, Lomonosov Prospect as well as Mendeleev Prospect in October 2019), as well as one vessel westbound.
Currently, Sovcomflot has 6 LNG-fueled oil vessels in procedure, all provided in 2018-2019. The lead ship of the collection isGagarin Prospect Each 113,000-dwt vessel is appointed an ice course of 1A/1B as well as has a size of 250 meters as well as a breadth of 44 meters
