Russian ship Akademik Čersky sails to build Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline | Business



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“The pipelaying vessel Akademik Čerskij left for the Danish Exclusive Economic Zone to begin preparations for the construction of the gas pipeline. The corresponding notice is published on the website of the Danish Maritime Administration’s DMA. All work will be carried out. carried out in accordance with the permits received, ”said Nord Stream 2 AG, the company developing the gas pipeline project, of which Gazprom is the only effective beneficiary.

Earlier this month, the Akademik Čerskij sailed to the Königsberg area from the German port of Wismar, where it had been moored since late January.

Akademik Čerskij has not yet been involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2, although it is more modern and efficient than the other Russian vessel Fortuna, which, after resuming the construction of the last sections of the pipeline, soon entered the sanctions list of States Joined. together with its owner.

Gazprom is trying to complete the Nord Stream 2 project on its own, and a Swiss contractor suspended construction in late 2019 due to the threat of US sanctions.

To date, more than 2.3 thousand. of 2.46 thousand. kilometers, or 94%, of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.



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