According to Kpler, in a milestone for Arctic shipping this year, the Eduard Toll Arc-7 ice-breaking LNG tanker has successfully transported its cargo from the Yamal LNG plant in Russia to China’s Fujian terminal via the Northern Sea Route (NSR).
This delivery highlighting the route’s increasing viability for international maritime trade amidst changing climate conditions.
Do you know what the Northern Sea Route is?
The Northern Sea Route is a shipping lane officially defined by Russian legislation between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean specifically running along the Russian Arctic coast from Murmansk on the Barents Sea, along Siberia, to the Bering Strait and Far East. The entire route lies in Arctic waters and within Russia’s exclusive economic zone. Parts are free of ice for only two months per year.
NSR is “crossing” five Arctic Seas: Barents Sea, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, East Siberian Sea and Chukchi Sea.
Three other Arc-7 LNG tankers – Christophe de Margerie, Fedor Litke, and Boris Davydov – are also en route to Asia via the NSR, underscoring the route’s strategic importance, especially amid new EU sanctions on Russian LNG transshipping.
..Kpler said.
