The U.S. torrent of sanctions targeting Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project continues. Just months after blocking key Arc7 ice-class liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, the U.S. has taken aim at Novatek’s ability to finish the project and construct future LNG plants.
As part of expansive new measures announced by the State Department yesterday, Singapore-based shipping operator Red Box has now been sanctioned.
Red Box’s heavy lift vessels Audax and Pugnax repeatedly violated sanctions delivering prefabricated LNG modules from China to Russia. HNN documented Red Box’s activities in a number of articles over the past two years. During that time frame the company’s vessels completed five voyages carrying modules, including a two months-long journey across the frozen Northern Sea Route this winter. Läs artikel