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Sanctioned tanker with Russian gas reached Tieshan

The sanctioned Russian 'Voskhod' has anchored at an LNG terminal in the port of Tieshan Xingang in the southwestern province of Guangxi on Sep 6, 2025, loaded with a cargo of 150,000 cubic meters of LNG. The LNG tanker was loaded at the Arctic LNG 2 facility in Gydan in northern Siberia on July 19. The cargo was the second from the sanctioned project to dock in China after the sanctioned tanker 'Arctic Mulan' arrived at the Beihai LNG terminal in late August. It’s cargo was the first from Arctic LNG to reach an end-user since it started up in 2024. On Sep 7 the LNG tanker was sailing southwards "for orders", after leaving the anchorage at the LNG terminal of Tieshan. The Arctic project began production in Dec 2023, but was behind schedule in supplying cargoes of the gas, because of shortages of ice-class gas carriers and Western sanctions over Russia’s war against Ukraine.

LNG tankers heading to Asia from sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG 2 plant

Several LNG tankers are heading to Asia from the Russian export facility Arctic LNG 2 plant in Siberia, sanctioned by the US, potentially testing Washington’s resolve to crack down on the trade amid high-level talks over the war in Ukraine. The 'Iris' (IMO: 9953523) and 'Voskhod' started their voyages to North Asia via the Northern Sea Route on Aug. 15 after being idled for weeks. Two other tankers that recently loaded at the plant also started heading toward Asia last week. It was unclear if the four vessels currently heading toward Asia will ultimately find buyers. About a dozen ships, including those that can navigate icy waters, have been marshaled to potentially service Arctic LNG 2, with some changing management companies several times to help obfuscate their actual owners. The Arctic LNG 2 produced eight cargoes in summer 2024, but was forced to shut in October. as it failed to find buyers and as ice started its seasonal build-up around the facility. The plant, initially sanctioned by the Biden administration, resumed loading in June but no cargoes have docked at an import facility yet.

Sanctioned tankers permitted to sail Northern Sea Route

During the recent days of late May, 2025, at least a half-dozen sanctioned LNG carriers have received permits to sail Russia’s Northern Sea Route during the summer months. The vessels were including the last summer’s shadow fleet carriers 'Arctic Metagas' (ex-'Everest Energy') and 'Arctic Mulan' (ex-'Mulan'), as well as the recently-reflagged and sanctioned tanker 'Iris' (ex-'North Sky'), 'Buran' (ex-'North Air'), 'Voskhod (ex-'North Mountain'), and 'Zarya' (ex-'North Way'). In total, almost 30 LNG tankers have now been granted permits to travel through Russia’s Arctic waters in the coming months. Among them are at least six conventional gas tankers without any ice-class. The bulk of the fleet remained unsanctioned and was operating legally, carrying liquefied gas from the Yamal LNG project.