101 European lawmakers urge Danish shipyard to cut its ties with Russia’s Arctic LNG fleet
A cross-party coalition from 16 countries across Europe has called on the last shipyard in the European Union (EU) still servicing the specialized ice-class Arc7 tankers that are perceived to be vital to transporting Russia’s Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to end its maintenance of these vessels, according to Urgewald, Germany’s non-profit environmental research organization (NGO).
Urgewald has revealed that a cross-party coalition of 101 parliamentarians from 16 countries, led by Danish MEP Villy Søvndal, signed a letter calling on Denmark’s Fayard shipyard and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Thomas Andersen, to accept no further Arc7 tankers keeping Russian Arctic LNG exports moving and publicly rule out further work in 2026.
In their letter to Fayard’s CEO, the parliamentarians underlined: “We therefore urge Fayard to refuse all further repair and maintenance work on Arc7 LNG tankers and other vessels serving Russian Arctic LNG exports, and to publicly confirm that no such further vessels will be accepted
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