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More tankers on EU sanctions list to stop Russian war
The EU’s 21st Package of Sanctions against Russia, which was announced on July 23, has blacklisted more Russian Arctic vessels, including the 'Aleksey Kosygin' (IMO: 9904546), an LNG tanker used on the Northern Sea Route. The vessel was operating for Novatek and its Arctic LNG 2 project. Together with the 'Christophe de Margerie', it was shuttling between Utrenneye in the Gulf of Ob and the Saam FSU in Ura Bay. On July 27, the tanker was located in the Bering Sea, possibly en route to the Koryak FSU in Bechevinskaya Bay, Kamchatka, with a cargo of LNG from Arctic LNG 2. The package also included more than 100 banks and crypto operators, several oil refineries, and more than 50 military- industrial entities, among them key actors involved in the production of Russia’s long-range drones. On the list were also more than 40 vessels in Russia’s shadow fleet, with several of these ships being frequent visitors to Arctic waters. Among the other ships added to the sanctions list was the LNG carrier 'Luch' (IMO: 9317315), a 20-year-old tanker which was until recently sailing under the flag of Sierra Leone and with an unknown ISM manager. In May 2026, the carrier paid a visit to the Kola Peninsula, where it might have loaded LNG at the sanctioned FSU 'Saam'. The owners of the 'Luch' have changed the ship’s name three times in 2026. In January, the ship was named 'Akit LNG'. Later the same month, the name was changed to 'Lake LNG', and in March 2026, it received its current name. On the sanctions list was also the 'Pioneer' (IMO: 9255282), a tanker that was frequently calling at Murmansk. Since July 2024, the ship has been owned by the Reliable Marine Solutions DMCC, a company registered in Dubai.
Russian LNG tanker arrived at Koryak enroute from Utrenniy
The 'Christophe de Margerie' has arrived in Koryak off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. The voyage from the Utrenniy terminal took 13 days, which was 40 % slower than a typical summer transit. The arrival marked an early start to this year's sailing season on the Northern Sea Route (NSR). From Koryak, the cargo was expected to be carried on to China's Beihai terminal aboard other vessels. The transport time of 13 days was still much shorter than on the traditional route via the Barents Sea, around southern Africa and across the Indian Ocean to Asia. Novatek, Russia’s largest LNG producer and majority owner of Arctic LNG 2, was expected to gradually shift cargo transfers from its winter transshipment point, Saam FSU in northwestern Russia, to the eastern Koryak FSU over the next two months. The company recently has secured four additional conventional LNG tankers, allowing the Novatek to increase exports from Arctic LNG 2.
Sanctioned Russian LNG carrier attempting early eastbound transit
The 'Christophe de Margerie' appeared to be attempting an unusually early eastbound transit of Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR), after loading LNG from the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project on May 26, highlighting both favourable ice conditions and mounting pressure on Moscow to sustain exports to Asia. The tanker was sailing eastwards in the Kara Sea on May 28. If completed, the voyage would rank among the earliest eastbound LNG transits ever attempted along the NSR, where commercial shipping seasons traditionally were starting in mid- or late June once Arctic sea ice retreats further.
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