Ice-Breaking Tanker Keeps Sanctioned Russian LNG Flowing to China

Russia is keeping its sanctioned LNG trade with China alive during the winter thanks to an ice-class vessel capable of ploughing through the thick Arctic ice.  The sanctioned Christophe De Margerie ice-class LNG tanker is set to export its third cargo since December 20 from the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia, which is under sanctions by the United States, the EU, and the UK, vessel-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg showed on Monday.  The Christophe De Margerie is the only ice-breaker tanker of the Russian shadow fleet that ship-tracking…