Shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas condensate accounted for 64.5% of the total traffic.

Altogether 181 vessels were given permits for navigation across the Northern Sea Route, four more than in January-May 2020.

Out of these, 40 permits were granted to foreign-flagged ships (nine more).

Last year's cargo traffic on the Northern Sea Route totalled nearly 33mt, of which 18mt were LNG.

Source: PortNews.ru