French Shipyard Halts Service for Russian LNG Fleet, Leaving Danish Yard as Sole Western Provider A French shipyard’s decision to stop servicing Russian liquefied natural gas vessels isolates the country’s Arctic fleet, shifts maintenance burden to Danish yard. The move further tightens logistical constraints on Moscow’s exports ahead of broader planned EU sanctions to fully phase out Russian gas imports.
How Danish and French Yards Keep Russia's LNG Fleet Afloat Russian LNG continues to flow into Europe at record levels. Two shipyards in France and Denmark provide key dry dock services to keep the Yamal LNG fleet maintained. Since February 2022, 14 out of 15 ice-class LNG vessels in service of the project have traveled to either Damen Shiprepair in France or Fayard A/S in Denmark.
