Liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Christophe de Margerie has set a new record for crossing the Northern Sea Route (NSR) off the Arctic coast of Russia – 2,360 nautical miles in seven days 17 hours. The journey was made possible by an innovative combination of wind and current that allowed him to sail from Murmansk on Russia’s Sovcomflot Executive VP Igor Tonkovidov said ice conditions had been severe and Arctic navigation was as challenging as ever.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Christophe de Margerie has set a new record for crossing the Northern Sea Route (NSR) off the Arctic coast of Russia – 2,360 nautical miles in seven days 17 hours. The first of a planned fleet of 15 icebreaking carriers operated by Russian state-owned shipping company Sovcomflot took a total of 18 days to travel from the Russian port of Sabetta to Tangshan port in China via the NSR. Sovcomflot Executive VP Igor Tonkovidov said ice conditions had been severe and Arctic navigation was as challenging as ever.