CMA CGM Pledges Not to Use Northern Sea Route

The Sovcomflot-operated icebreaking LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie at Yamal LNG on the Northern Sea Route. The de Margerie and her sister ships are specially designed for the conditions of the NSR. (Total)

  CMA CGM head Rodolphe Saadé announced Friday that his firm’s ships will not use the Northern Sea Route above Russia, the Arctic alternative to the busy Asia-EU route through the Suez Canal. The NSR is opening up for shipping due to decreasing Arctic ice coverage, and its development is a major priority for the […]