Largest bulker ever carries iron ore concentrate via NSR
Large-capacity dry cargo carrier 74800dwt Sanko Odyssey set off on August 31 in her maiden voyage along the Northern Sea Route bound for Asia-Pacific region, FSUE Atomflot said. The bulker will be escorted by the enterprise’s icebreakers.
The Sanko Odyssey, carrying on board 70,000 tons of iron ore concentrate, produced by Kovdor ODPE "Eurochem", is the largest dry cargo vessel, which ever sailed on the northern shipping lane. The Sanko Odyssey is owned by a Japanese shipping company Sanko Line. For the Japanese, it will be the first use of the NSR.
A day earlier, the Suezmax Vladimir Tikhonov, the largest tanker ever passed the NSR, hit a new speed record covering the shipping lane in 7.4 days (avg. speed - 14 knots).