13NOV2018 - NEWS - A new ice-breaking tanker capable of navigating the Arctic is set to load its first LNG cargo from Yamal facility in Russia

A new ice-breaking tanker capable of navigating the Arctic on its own is set to load its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment from Russia’s fast-expanding Yamal facility. The Georgiy Brusilov left South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering shipyard at the weekend and is due at Yamal’s Sabetta port on 28 November. It is the eighth ARC7-class LNG carrier, which are longer than the Titanic, to join the Yamal fleet operated by Teekay, Mitsui OSK Lines and Dynagas, with another seven expected. The vessels have enabled Yamal’s operator Novatek to ramp up production since its first LNG cargo at the end of last year, with the northern Russian facility’s output only constrained by the number of carriers able to traverse the waters of the Arctic westwards without the help of icebreakers.

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