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Northern Sea Route opens one month earlier

This summers minimum ice extent to be less than last summer The Global Ice Center at Weathernews has announced their 2014 predictions for ice concentration in the Artic Sea. Based on trends observed so far this year, the ice has been receding at a pace consistent with previous years, and experts at the Global Ice Center (GIC) expect this summers minimum ice extent to be less than last summer.Weathernews is confident that the Northern Sea Route (NSR) will open in August both on the northeastern passage on the Russian side and northwestern passage along Canada, making the route fully accessible to commercial shipping traffic approximately one month earlier than last year. Use of the NSR by the shipping and energy industries is increasing year-on-year, so the need for detailed information on ice conditions is increasing, too. Weathernews is responding to these needs by providing nowcasts and forecasts to companies operating voyages through the NSR.Ice in the Arctic Sea started to melt this year from late May, and continues to recede at the same pace seen in the last few years. Currently, the total area of ice coverage is approximately 7.5 million km2. Looking at region by area, ice continues to ...

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MOL signs Ship Building Contracts with DSME for ice class carriers

Vessels will be capable of transporting LNG from Yamal LNG plant to global LNG markets Yamal LNG Project Trading RoutesTOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that joint venture companies between MOL and China Shipping (Group) Company, concluded and signed shipbuilding contracts with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. in Korea to build three ice class LNG carriers.These ice class carriers are intended for Yamal LNG project, which is currently Russian's most strategic project in energy. The signing by other owner of remaining carriers required for Yamal LNG fleet will be made in Russia.The ice class LNG carriers for the project will have independent ice-breaking capabilities that enable them to sail in icy seas with maximum 2.1m ice thickness.The vessels will be capable of transporting LNG from Yamal LNG plant at Sabetta in Yamal Peninsula, Russia, to main LNG markets in the world. During summer period, the carriers will also be able to independently sail on Northern Sea Route to transport LNG to East Asia.MOL will bring to the project its 130 years of first class and reliable navigation experience and through this new undertaking will develop its know-how and resources needed for ship operation on Northern Sea Route, which should ...

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ABS Publishes Advisory for Navigating Northern Sea Route

Technical and regulatory information for shipowners to promote safe shipping in Arctic waters Image Credit: Photo of the cover of ABS Advisory on Navigating the Northern Sea Route (Rosatomflot)ABS has released its Navigating the Northern Sea Route Advisory to support shipowners and operators intending to transit the increasingly popular commercial shipping routes through the Arctic seas.The comprehensive advisory, which was developed with assistance from Russia's Central Marine Research and Design Institute, provides owners with the information they need to apply for permits and to identify the possible technical and operational risks that could arise when trading in some of the world's most challenging commercial shipping environments."The Northern Sear Route was virtually unnavigable by all but powerful icebreakers just a few short years ago," says Todd Grove, Chief Technology Officer for ABS, noting that the Russian Federation's recent moves to encourage international shipping through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and the melting ice floes there have opened commercial shipping opportunities."The NSR's growing popularity has positive implications for transit times between Asia and Northern Europe," Grove explains, "but the often unpredictable and unfamiliar shipping environment through the north also poses operational and technical challenges. This Advisory was developed to provide the industry ...

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