LNG

Danish shipyard Fayard and CEO Thomas Andersen has been urged to halt all repair and maintenance work on Russia’s ice-class Arc7 LNG carriers, as servicing carried out in 2026 risks extending the vessels’ operational lifespan beyond the EU’s sanctions deadline.

Ice-class carrier Christophe de Margerie is attempting a seasonally early eastbound transit from Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 terminal via the Northern Sea Route to Asia, underscoring the Russian company’s efforts to sustain exports to predominantly Chinese buyers.

Sovcomflot's newly built Arc7 ice-class LNG carrier Alexey Kosygin has completed its first commercial voyage, delivering an LNG cargo from Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 terminal to a floating storage unit (FSU) off Murmansk.