Russia's Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has completed the first ever sailing along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) by a large tanker using only LNG as fuel.

The 113,000-dwt Korolev Prospect (built 2019) finished its journey from Cape Zhelaniya to Cape Dezhnev on Monday, having taken seven days and six hours.

It covered 2,118 nautical miles at an average speed of 12.2