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市場傳聞:與俄羅斯有關的液化天然氣運輸船北上,暗示出口船隊可能擴張

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-- 根據gCaptain週二報道,四艘近期更換船籍的液化天然氣(LNG)運輸船與土耳其相關實體有關聯,目前正向北航行於大西洋,這可能預示著俄羅斯正加大力度擴充其捉襟見肘的出口船隊。 船舶追蹤數據顯示,Kosmos號和Merkuriy號正沿著葡萄牙海域向北航行,而Luch號和Orion號則從西非海域駛來。 gCaptain和High North News的調查記者、北極研究所高級研究員馬爾特·胡珀特(Malte Humpert)週二表示,Luch號最近已開始顯示其目的地為摩爾曼斯克。 胡珀特引述公司披露資訊和船舶經紀消息人士的話稱,這四艘船原屬阿曼Asyad航運公司,於今年稍早以約1.1億美元的價格售出。此後,它們經歷了多次更名,短暫地在印度船舶登記處重新註冊,隨後又轉為俄羅斯船籍,並重新註冊到俄羅斯海事登記處。 航運資料庫顯示,這些船舶由與土耳其公司有關的利益團體控制,包括Fidelity Denizcilik ve Ticaret和Celtic Maritime & Trading,但最終的實際所有權仍不清楚。 所有船舶均已更名並重新註冊為俄羅斯籍。路透社週三報道稱,這些油輪先前由一家阿曼公司擁有。 每艘船舶均建造於2005年至2006年間,其身分都經歷了快速變化。 「Kosmos」(原名Salalah LNG)和「Luch」(原名Ibri LNG)目前均登記在總部位於香港的Mighty Ocean Shipping名下,該公司與土耳其方面有管理關聯。 「Orion」(原名Nizwa LNG)和「Merkuriy」(原名Ibra LNG)則與總部位於土耳其的Celtic Maritime & Trading公司有關。 隨著歐盟限制措施的收緊,俄羅斯可能需要約30艘額外的液化天然氣運輸船來維持出口。俄羅斯短期液化天然氣合約禁令已於4月25日生效,長期進口禁令將在1月1日全面生效。 為維持供應,俄羅斯必須擴大運輸能力,以滿足亞馬爾液化天然氣計畫和受到嚴厲制裁的北極液化天然氣2號計畫的需求。 這四艘船舶可能是實現這一目標的第一步,但它們的具體作用尚不清楚。由於懸掛俄羅斯國旗,它們將被禁止向歐盟運送貨物,因此其部署範圍主要局限於中國等非歐盟市場。 同時,亨珀特表示,由於這些船舶未受到直接製裁,它們可以從亞馬爾液化天然氣計畫運輸液化天然氣,既可以透過薩貝塔港直接裝載,也可以透過與Arc7級破冰船進行船對船轉運的方式進行運輸。 它們還可以為北極液化天然氣2號計畫提供支援。該項目目前面臨船舶嚴重短缺的問題,由於近期一艘影子艦隊液化天然氣運輸船遭到襲擊,繞道南部非洲的航線更長,且為了避免進入地中海,該項目的船舶供應也受到影響。 儘管這些船隻的最終部署地點尚不明朗,但它們協調一致地向北駛往俄羅斯液化天然氣出口樞紐,表明它們很可能是擴大影子船隊規模、在日益嚴峻的物流和製裁壓力下維持出口的更廣泛行動的一部分。 (市場動態新聞來自與全球市場專業人士的對話。這些資訊據信來自可靠來源,但可能包含傳聞和推測。準確性無法保證。)

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