Maersk’s ice-class ship Venta Maersk departed Vladivostok earlier today heading for the Northern Sea Route, becoming the world’s first containership to venture through the route.
The 3,600 TEU ship is heading toward Vostochniy Port, where it is expected to call tomorrow, August 24, as part of the trial run aimed at collecting scientific data.
The ship forms part of the company’s fleet of Baltic feeder vessels, which have been purpose-built for low-sulphur fuel in order to comply with the Emission Control Area or ECA requirements for the Baltic and Northern sea regions.
