EventOn June 18, 2026 the Zvezda shipyard christened the 172,600‑m³ Arc‑7 icebreaker Konstantin Posyet. After completing sea trials, it will enter commercial service soon and provide Novatek with its third Arc‑7 vessel, bolstering year‑round navigation on Russia’s Northern Sea Route amid Western sanctions.
Novatek has completed a second 172,600-cubic-meter Arc7 LNG icebreaker at Far Eastern Zvezda shipyard, boosting its Arctic LNG 2 fleet and expanding ice‑breaking shipping capability.
Russia’s Far Eastern shipyard Zvezda named its second Arc7 LNG carrier, Konstantin Posyet, at a video‑link ceremony with Prime Minister Mishustin. The 172,600 m³ tanker is poised to enter commercial service soon, boosting Arctic LNG 2 logistics and helping Russia rebuild a domestic fleet disrupted by Western sanctions.
Russia’s second Arctic LNG carrier, Konstantin Posyet, was christened at Zvezda Shipyard on June 18, 2026. The ice‑class vessel will support year‑round navigation on the Northern Sea Route and bolster Russia’s LNG export capacity amid ongoing sanctions.
