EventMore than 100 EU lawmakers, led by MEP Villy Søvndal and organized by Urgewald, urged Denmark’s Fayard Shipyard—the sole European yard that can overhaul Russia’s Arc7 ice‑breaking LNG carriers—to stop repairs before January 2027. The yard could service up to six vessels in summer 2026, extending Yamal LNG exports.
More than 100 EU lawmakers are pressing Denmark’s Fayard Shipyard, the last European yard able to overhaul Russia’s Arc7 ice‑breaking LNG carriers, to stop servicing those vessels before January 2027 sanctions go into effect—a move that could extend Yamal gas exports.
Fayard Shipyard remains the only EU yard servicing Russian Arc7 LNG tankers linking Yamal to European ports, amid growing political pressure from Danish officials and parliamentarians urging it to stop before the 2027 EU gas embargo takes effect.
EU lawmakers have called on Danish shipyard Fayard to stop servicing the Russian Arctic LNG fleet’s icebreakers that support Yamal LNG exports.
European lawmakers are urging a Danish shipyard to end maintenance of Russia’s Arctic LNG vessels, citing environmental concerns raised by Urgewald.
A cross‑party coalition of 101 parliamentarians from 16 European nations has asked Denmark’s Fayard shipyard, led by CEO Thomas Andersen, to refuse maintenance on Russian Arctic LNG ice‑class Arc7 tankers in 2026, arguing the service would extend Russia’s export logistics ahead of an EU embargo slated for January 2027.
EU lawmakers are urging Denmark’s Fayard shipyard to stop servicing Russia’s Arc7 LNG carriers that ferry Arctic gas, arguing the work could extend the fleet’s life and undermine EU sanctions set for 2027.
The letter follows the June 30 arrival of Russia’s Rudolf Samoylovich at Denmark’s Fayard yard, underscoring EU pressure to deny the final European repair slot for Arc7 LNG tankers ahead of the 2027 sanctions embargo.
