The ship became the world’s first commercial containership to transit the route, as the lane was reserved for tankers and most recently passenger ships.
The route is becoming ever more appealing to the shipping industry, as it is much shorter than the Suez Canal, especially amid the reduction of ice in the Arctic.
The boxship’s journey to the Arctic was concluded on September 28, when Venta Maersk reached the port of Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The journey was nothing short of an adventure, as both the ship and its 25 crew members had to endure extreme weather conditions.
今年8月，3,600 TEU的冰級Venta Maersk冒險進入北極地區，首次測試北海航線及其冰凍水域，目的是收集科學數據。
該船成為世界上第一艘運輸該航線的商業集裝箱船，因為該航道是為油輪和最近的客船預留的。
這條航線對航運業越來越有吸引力，因為它比蘇伊士運河短得多，特別是在北極冰川減少的情況下。
9月28日，當Venta Maersk到達俄羅斯聖彼得堡港時，這艘船隻的北極之旅終於結束。
這次旅程簡直就是冒險，因為這艘船及其25名船員都不得不忍受極端天氣。
Information source: World Maritime News Staff , Image Courtesy: Maersk
