northern sea route

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The summer shipping window on Russia’s Northern Sea Route is coming to a rapid close weeks ahead of schedule. A number of

(gCaptain) – A week after a Panamax container ship became the first vessel of its size to successfully transit the Arctic, another Chinese shipping operator

(gCaptain) – The first Arctic transit of a large container ship has gone off without a hitch. The 294 meter-long Panamax vessel Flying Fish 1, traveled from

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The next element of Russia’s emerging LNG shadow fleet has materialized over the weekend. LNG carrier Everest Energy traveled

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Undeterred by tough sea ice conditions in the East Siberian and Chukchi Sea, Russia has dispatched a conventional LNG carrier

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) In a further sign of the dramatic climatic changes occurring in the Arctic, two major container ships for the first time passed

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Arctic shipping lanes continue to heat up as an alternative to established trade routes. Russian gas major Gazprom is the

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – In a risky move aimed at overcoming Western sanctions Russian LNG producer Novatek dispatched the non-ice class LNG carrier

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Hong Kong-flagged and owned container ship NewNew Star has become the largest non-ice class box ship to travel across the

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Crude oil shipments via the Arctic look set to reach a new highpoint in the coming weeks. The largest oil tanker to venture

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Two Chinese container ships have set course for the Arctic. The vessels intend to use Russia’s Northern Sea Route as a

By Eleanor Thornber and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) –Russia’s first oil shipment of the year is traveling through the nation’s Northern Sea Route to

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – This year’s Arctic summer shipping season is off to a busy start. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) Carrier Eduard Toll

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russia continues to push ahead with plans to develop its Northern Sea Route into a year-round Arctic maritime shortcut. 

ST PETERSBURG, June 6 (Reuters) – Russia’s state nuclear agency Rosatom has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese shipping company

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russia’s main Arctic shipping route is slated to see its first Panamax container vessel this year. The 4,890-TEU box

In an effort to pave the way for year-round transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the Northern Sea Route, the Russian government eased the requirements

(Bloomberg) Russia’s biggest liquefied natural gas producer began production at its Arctic LNG 2 project — despite US sanctions — in a move that could

Oct 24 (Reuters) – Russian nuclear agency Rosatom said on Tuesday it has set up a joint venture with Dubai’s DP World to develop

The bulk carrier Gingo has become the first capesize ship to sail the Northern Sea Route, according to Russian media reports. Separately, a non