A combined ice breaker and LNG tanker has crossed the northern sea route A commercial LNG tanker has sailed across the colder, northern route from Europe to Asia without the protection of an ice ...

MOSCOW, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A tanker carrying cargo from Russia's ... in the east is physically challenging, often requiring icebreakers, but could cut sea transport times between Europe and ...

Russia is rushing to build icebreakers, and ship tracking data indicates that the first such tanker is undergoing sea trials.