Gazprom Neft and Rosatom will join efforts to decarbonize shipping on the Northern Sea Route
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Gazprom Neft and the state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom have reached an agreement on the joint implementation of the Euro-Asian Container Transit (EACT) project, which is aimed at creating the first regular container line for transit cargo transportation between the eastern and western parts of Eurasia via the Northern Sea Route. This was reported on the official website of Gazprom Neft.
The document was signed at the EEF by Rosatom Business Development Director Ekaterina Lyakhova, Gazprom Neft Marine Bunker General Director Anton Sobolev and Gazprom Neft Shipping General Director Dmitry Zaikin.
“Decarbonization of shipping on the strategic transport route of the Northern Sea Route is one of the key tasks for participants in the entire industry. Today, we refuel every second ship in the Arctic with environmentally friendly fuel,” Sobolev said.
According to the signed memorandum, the parties will study the conditions for bunkering the EACT fleet with marine fuel with a low carbon footprint, including liquefied natural gas.
“Thanks to the development of the transit route through the Northern Sea Route, global trade participants will receive an additional route for cargo delivery, which will help reduce transportation times and the burden on the environment,” Lyakhova said.
According to her, it is necessary that transit through the Northern Sea Route be safe and predictable.
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