the Port of Mukran is considered to be the logistics center of the “Nord stream-2”. Here are the pipes for the completion of the Russian pipeline. Here is now the lay barge “Fortuna”, which can also participate in the works.
“Akademik Chersky” left the port of Nakhodka in the far East February 10 of this year, sailed along the coast of Asia, around Africa and Western Europe. No official confirmation that the ship is to finish the construction “Nord stream-2” was not even at the end of last year, energy Minister Alexander Novak did not rule out the possibility of completion of the gas pipeline “Academician Cherskiy”. As the movement of the vessel to the West end of his journey mentioned ports in Singapore, India, Madagascar, the Canary Islands, in Scotland and twice in Egypt. Most likely this was done to avoid opposition from enemy States of the Russian gas pipeline.
the Problem with completion, “Nord stream-2” was caused by U.S. sanctions against Russian offshore pipelines to Europe. Under the American restrictions were ships engaged in the laying of these pipes at depths greater than 100 feet (30 meters). After the introduction of sanctions the United States demanded that contractors immediately stop the construction of “Nord stream-2”. As a result, the timing of the launch of the pipeline was postponed for about a year.
“and the stream-2” includes two threads of a gas pipeline from Russia through the Baltic sea to Germany. Its total capacity will be 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year. The pipeline passes through the territorial waters or exclusive economic zones of Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. To date laid over 2,300 km of the pipelines “Nord stream-2” of about 460 km 2, i.e. 94% of the total length.
