ABS guides carriers through Arctic ahead of Russian plant build-up for Asia cargoes

摘要

The American Bureau of Shipping has released a new advisory report to support shipowners and operators intending to transit what will be newest LNG traffic area, the Northern Sea Route through the Arctic seas from Northern Russia to the Far East. The NSR of the Russian Federation provides a shorter distance between ports adjacent to the northern polar region and many ports in the northern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans that are ordinarily reached via the Suez Canal.