Economic interests may trump shipping safety as Russia seeks to reduce ice-class requirements
ANALYSIS: Beginning next year, ships with an ice class lower than Arc7 could be allowed on some portions of the Northern Sea Route in winter.
November 14, 2018
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The Russian Ministry of Transport has proposed a significant softening of ice-class requirements on the Northern Sea Route. The change, proposed to go into effect in May 2019, would benefit the country’s largest independent natural gas producer, Novatek. The company operates the vast Yamal LNG facility and relies on the route to export its cargo.
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