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First suezmax tanker to take north route between Europe and Asia

For the first time in history a Suezmax-class tanker takes the short cut from Europe to Asia along the northern coast of Russia. The Sovcomflot-owned tanker “Vladimir Tikhonov” left Murmansk on August 20, loaded with 120 000 tons of gas condensate bound for markets in Southeast Asia. The vessel is chartered by Novatek, Russia’s second largest producer of natural gas. "Vladimir Tikhonov" has a deadweight capacity of over 162,000 tons and Suezmax dimensions – 280 meters long, 50 meters wide and with a draft of 13 meters. It will be led by the two nuclear-powered icebreakers “50 Years of Victory” and “Yamal”. According to Vladimir Arutyunyan in Rosatomflot, this is the largest vessel ever to be escorted by nuclear icebreakers, RIA Novosti reports. More at http://www.oilandgaseurasia.com/news/p/0/news/12633