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Russia’s New Arc7 LNG Carrier ‘Alexey Kosygin’ Steams North Toward Arctic LNG 2
The newly delivered Arc7 ice-class liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Alexey Kosygin has departed the Russian Far East on its…
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Arctic Shipping Lane Sees Surge in ‘Shadow Fleet’ Traffic, Totaling 100 Sanctioned Vessels
Russia’s Arctic shipping lanes have become a corridor for the global shadow fleet of sanctioned oil and LNG tankers, raising…
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Russia Delivers First Home-Built Ice-Class Tanker for Sanctioned Arctic LNG 2
Sovcomflot PJSC, Russia’s largest shipping company, received the first domestically built ice-class tanker to expand the fleet of ships hauling…
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Sanctioned Tanker Links Russia’s Arctic Oil Trade to Venezuela for First Time
A sanctioned oil tanker has for the first time established a direct geographic link between Russia’s Arctic “shadow fleet” and…
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China Expands Arctic Container Shipping With Record 14 Voyages in 2025
China significantly expanded its use of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in 2025, completing 14 container ship voyages between Asia…
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Russia Deploys All Eight Nuclear Icebreakers for First Time to Keep Arctic Export Routes Open
Russia has, for the first time, deployed its entire fleet of eight nuclear-powered icebreakers simultaneously to maintain winter shipping lanes…
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Cargo Ship ‘Thamesborg’ Arrives at Turkey Shipyard For Repairs After Arctic Grounding
The Dutch-flagged cargo ship Thamesborg has arrived at a Turkish shipyard to undergo repairs following a high-profile grounding in the…
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‘Dark Fleet’ LNG Carrier Forced to Turn Back as Early Winter Ice Blocks Access to Arctic LNG 2
In recent days Russia’s medium ice-class LNG carrier Buran has failed repeatedly to reach the Arctic LNG 2 terminal in…
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DHS Warns of ‘Unprecedented’ Chinese Presence in Arctic During Summer 2025
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has raised concerns over a surge in Chinese military and research vessels in…
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Russia Rushes to Complete Sea Trials of First Domestically-Built LNG Carrier Before Winter
Russia’s first domestically constructed LNG Carrier Aleksey Kosygin is undergoing its fourth round of sea trials in the Far East…
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