Case Study – Irkutsk Polymer Plant (IPP) Project

In close and precise cooperation between the offices in Japan, Russia and Korea, deugro transported 35,541 freight tons of cargo simultaneously on two fully chartered heavy lift vessels for an ethylene and polypropylene plant. The cargo was moved from the cargo marshalling yard in Masan, South Korea via Tiksi in the Arctic Ocean to Ust-Kut, Russia. The heavy lift vessels, which have the Finnish/Swedish ice class 1A, were accompanied by the nuclear ice breaker Yamal for the Northern Sea Route (NSR) passage to ensure a safe delivery of the valuable cargo at the Port of Tiksi. The total distance from Masan to Tiksi and the subsequent barge transport across the Lena River to Ust-Kut was over 6,450 nautical miles.