Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ Readies for Summer as Sanctioned LNG Carriers Receive Permits for Arctic Route

In recent days at least a half-dozen sanctioned LNG carriers have received permits to sail Russia’s Northern Sea Route this summer. The vessels include last summer’s “shadow fleet” carriers Arctic Metagas (ex-Everest Energy) and Arctic Mulan (ex-Mulan) as well as recently-reflagged and sanctioned Iris (ex-North Sky), Buran (ex-North Air), Voskhod (ex-North Mountain), and Zarya (ex-North Way). 

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