Zvezda shipyard - launch of LNG tanker series

On the Zvezda shipyard In Bolshoi Kamen in the Far East, the keel has been laid for the first large LNG tanker of a 15-ship series for the Russian state shipping company Sovkomflot, after the first steel cut was made in November 2020. It is "the first ship of this size, loading and icebreaking capacity" to be built at a Russian shipyard, according to the keel-laying ceremony. The newbuildings are intended for transporting natural gas from the Arctic LNG 2 project on the Gydan Peninsula. The first tanker of this Arc7 series will go directly to Sovkomflot, while the other 14 will be owned by Smart LNG, a joint venture between Sovkomflot and the Russian Novatec Group, which is the majority shareholder of Arctic LNG 2 with a 60 per cent stake. The new-generation Arc7 tankers can pass through ice up to two metres thick and have a loading capacity of 172,600 cubic metres with a length of 300 metres and a width of 48.8 metres. The 45 MW propulsion system comprises three azimuth units. The newbuildings are scheduled to enter service between 2023 and 2025 under the Russian flag.

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