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Aframax tankers fail to cut voyage time on Northern Sea Route to China

Russian officials are looking to exploit Arctic route to Asia as global warming opens up new trading routes

Sovcomflot's Arc7 LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie is accompanied by the Russian nuclear ice-breaker 50 Let Pobedy as it navigates the Northern Sea Route in February 2021.
Sovcomflot's Arc7 LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie is accompanied by the Russian nuclear ice-breaker 50 Let Pobedy as it navigates the Northern Sea Route in February 2021.Photo: Sovcomflot
London
Published 31 August 2023, 06:53Updated 31 August 2023, 06:53
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