The first commercial transshipment of an LNG cargo off Russia's Kildin Island has started at a new site in Arctic waters.

Russian sources said the 174,174-cbm Yamal Spirit (built 2019) lined up alongside the 172,600-cbm Arc7 LNG carrier Nikolay Yevgenov (built 2019).

Volumes are due to be transferred into the Yamal Spirit from the Arc7 ship for onward shipment west.