Russian Arctic LNG Carrier ‘Alexey Kosygin’ May Be Awaiting Repairs at Chinese Shipyard

Russia’s newly delivered Arc7 ice-class LNG carrier Alexey Kosygin has spent nearly two weeks circling off China’s eastern coast after delivering a cargo from the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, raising questions over whether the vessel is awaiting repairs at a Chinese shipyard.

The 172,600-cubic-meter carrier arrived in southern China earlier this month after transporting an Arctic LNG 2 cargo via the Northern Sea Route. Rather than immediately returning north to the Arctic, however, the vessel proceeded toward China’s east coast and has remained in waters off Ningbo.

According to vessel tracking data, Alexey Kosygin recently spent time at Changtu Island,