A gas tanker followed by three ice breakers left Murmansk on Saturday carrying gas condensate for China. The journey will take two weeks, and the crew will collect data on ice conditions in the area. This is the first time a high-tonnage tanker has travelled from Europe to Asia via the Northern Sea Route. Sailing [...]
Posted: July 6th, 2011 under China, Kirkenes, Murmansk, Norway, Russia, Shipping, West Coast.
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