China just received its first LNG shipment to arrive directly from the Russian Arctic by ship
The voyage from Yamal in Russia's Arctic cut nearly 20 days off the time it would've taken via the Suez canal route.
July 20, 2018
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A liquified natural gas shipment arrived in China from Russia’s Yamal LNG project via the Northern Sea Route for the first time on Thursday, a trip that cut shipping time by almost half compared to traditional routes.
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