EventRussia’s second domestically built Arc7 LNG tanker, Konstantin Posiet (IMO 9904704), left Ussuri Bay in Primorsky Krai on Aug 14 and is heading north along the Northern Sea Route toward the Kara Sea. The vessel can break 2‑m ice and will enable year‑round shipments of up to 250 000 tonnes LNG per month for the Arctic LNG 2 project, averting the production pauses that occurred when the Ob Bay froze.
Russia’s second domestically built ice‑class LNG carrier, Konstantin Posiet, departed Ussuri Bay in Primorsky Krai on its maiden voyage toward the Arctic, adding a new vessel to the region’s growing LNG transport fleet.
The newly launched Arc7 tanker Konstantin Posiet departed Ussuri Bay for its first Arctic voyage, poised to break through up to 2‑meter ice and enable year‑round shipments of up to 250 000 tonnes LNG per month for the Arctic LNG 2 project.
The Russian ice‑class LNG carrier Konstantin Posiet departed from Bolshoy Kamen Bay and is en route along the Northern Sea Route, expected arrival Aug 30, marking Russia’s continued expansion of Arctic LNG transport amid U.S. sanctions.