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August 29th, 2011
Japanese Bulk Carrier Sets Record on Northern Sea Route

The Northern Sea Route will see its third record in less than a month when the largest ever bulk carrier to take the route leaves Murmansk next week. It is also the first time a Japanese shipping company sends a vessel through the Northeast Passage. Only a week after the largest tanker to sail through the Northeast Passage left Murmansk for Southeast Asia, the 75 600 dwt bulk carrier “Sanko Odyssey” is ready to make the same voyage, loaded with 72 000 tons of iron ore bound for China. Read More