A Russian tanker carrying natural gas has become the first merchant ship to sail across the Arctic without the help of an icebreaker, finishing the journey in record time. The ship, the Christophe ...

The Coast Guard says it’s taking longer than expected for an icebreaker and Russian tanker to crunch through Bering Sea ice to deliver fuel to Nome. Officials had expected the Coast Guard ...

A file photo of the nuclear icebreaker Arktika. The “Arktika” and “Sibir” are Russia’s two new generation 22220-class icebreakers. They are crucial for shipments through the eastern ...

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 ...

A commercial LNG tanker has sailed across the colder, northern route from Europe to Asia without the protection of an ice-breaker for the first time. The specially-built ship completed the ...