Russian icebreaker sails the Northern Sea Route for the first time in January

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 19 Jan 2021 by Alex Teddy
On January 16 a ship completed a journey that was thought impossible at this time of year. Global warming has some upside for Russia. The LNG tanker Christophe de Margerie sailed from the Chukchi Sea to the Bering Strait.Moscow trumpeted the achievement. The Northern Sea Route will probably be navigable for up to 2 months longer per year than it used to be. The voyage from the Sabetta LNG terminal on the Yamal Peninsula took just under 11 days. It was 2,747 miles. Much of it was sailed backwards, and no other ship was needed for icebreaking. The ship is going to a Chinese port called Dalian. There are 15 ships for the Yamal LNG project. Each can carry 70,000 tons of LNG. They can break through 2.1 meters of ice. In 2020 33 million tons of goods were shipped via the Northern Sea Route. That is a 4% increase YoY. The aim is to ship 130 million tons of goods per annum by 2035. As the world switches to renewable energy there will be less LNG shipped this way. The Belt and Road, self-driving trucks and ultra high speed trains might make this ambition difficult to fulfill.

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