Teekay announced that it received its first LNG Carrier Newbuild, ‘Eduard Toll’, which is the fourth of 15 Arc7 LNG carriers being built for the Yamal LNG project.
Recently, the vessel underwent the latest seasonal independent passage by a merchant ship on the Northern Sea Route.
The vessel was technically accepted in Korea at the beginning of December 2017 after successfully completing sea trials and departing for its journey to Northern Russia.
The ship has transited via the Northern Sea Route, breaking ice 1.8 metres thick at speeds of five knots astern and arrived at the Sabetta terminal.
This was the first time a shipping vessel made independent passage, without the support of an ice breaker, during this time of year.
“With the inaugural passage now successfully behind us, we look forward to loading for someplace sunnier as soon as Yamal LNG’s busy quay becomes available, and to doing it all over again for decades to come on the Eduard Toll and our five other five newbuilds comprising the Arc7 fleet that we own with our joint venture partner, China LNG,” said Mark Kremin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Teekay Gas Group.
