A Scorpio Ship Management tanker has turned up the heat on the Northern Sea Route. The STI Heritage passed through the NSR in double-quick time. Its 73,956-dwt STI Heritage (built 2008) has raced through the passage in just eight days to set a new benchmark for international vessels. The ice-breaker assisted marker smashes the 15 …
SCF sets Arctic record
SCF sets Arctic record Sovcomflot suezmax Vladimir Tikhonov will follow the Arctic sea route from Murmansk to its destination in Southeast Asia. But what makes this voyage unique is that it is the first time a tanker of this size has taking this route to Asia. The 160,000-dwt enhanced ice class 1A (Arc 4) ship …