Kip Hansen's News Brief — September 11, 2024 — 500 words
There is an interesting story from Captain g – “The world's leading maritime and offshore website, we are committed to delivering quality journalism and building an engaging community of maritime professionals.”
“In a desperate move, Russia sends its first conventional LNG carrier across the Arctic” Author: Malte Humpert — September 8, 2024. Why was this an “act of desperation”?
“To overcome Western sanctions, Russian LNG producer Novatek sent Non-ice class LNG carrier Everest Energy enters the icy waters of the Northern Sea Route. This is the first time a traditional airline has attempted this route.
“This voyage represents a further escalation in the risk profile of Arctic shipping. Everest Energy is not licensed by Russia’s Arctic licensing agency, the Northern Sea Route Authority. It also flies the Paluan flag and its P&I insurance status is unknown.
If you know the name of a seagoing ship, you can almost always find information about the ship itself and, if you're willing to pay a small fee, its current location. for Everest Energy We can check MarineTraffic.com which reports that as of 8 days ago she was sailing north of Murmansk. team leader Reports say she is now heading east in the Kara Sea.
Mid-September is undoubtedly the best time to try this passage on a non-ice-class vessel.
“Everest Energy is part of Russia’s emerging LNG shadow fleet first reported by gCaptain in early August. It traveled to Arctic LNG 2 The project was launched for the second time last week and set off on the evening of September 6th.
Here is an animation of Arctic sea ice concentration from the National Snow and Ice Data Center over the past 90 days:
[to see the animation, click the arrow in the center or in the lower left corner]
The approved LNG is currently traveling through Russia on its way to Asian markets. There still appears to be a lot of ice in the East Siberian Sea, which may require icebreakers.
As we play the Arctic sea ice animation, look to the other side, Canada's Northwest Passage, and listen to the incredible Stan Rodgers perform his song of the same name [pick you music server below the title].
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Author comments:
It's very windy on a boat like this Everest Energy Enter the Ice Country. I wish them good luck.
If the planet warmed just a little bit more, we could ease the current traffic congestion in the Panama Canal.
Thank you for reading.
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