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Novatek and Sovcomflot order 10 more ships for icebreaker liquefied natural gas
They will be used, like the five already commissioned, for the Arctic LNG 2 project
September 8, 2020
The ten ships will be added to the five units of the same type ordered in recent months. "The contracts construction and rental for 15 Arc7 LNG ships signed between 2019 and 2020 - explained the president and CEO SCF' Igor Tonkovidov - allow the Russian community shipping to play a role in transporting cargoes strategic importance to the Russian economy that are generated on large-scale from energy projects in the Russian Arctic. These contracts will also help to further develop our national experience in ice navigation and create more than 850 new jobs for seafarers Russians, since all 15 ships will have Russian crews.
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