A gas carrier has delivered a liquefied ​natural gas (LNG) cargo from Russia ‌to China after almost half ​a year at ⁠sea, LSEG ship-tracking data showed, with Russia facing challenges to sell LNG ‌due to Western sanctions over Ukraine.

According to the ‌data, gas carrier Perle ‌docked ⁠at China’s Beihai LNG terminal ⁠on Tuesday (May 19, 2026). It took the cargo from Russia’s LNG Portovaya, which is ​under U.S. sanctions, ‌on December 8.

Depending on the route, it usually takes up to 45 days ‌to deliver an LNG cargo ​from Russia to Asia.

Russia’s largest LNG producer Novatek ⁠uses the same loading outlet in China for cargoes from ‌its Arctic LNG 2 plant, which is also under sanctions.

That’s the third cargo supplied to China from the plant on the Baltic Sea ‌since Washington imposed sanctions in February 2025. ​The first cargo was delivered last December.

In the ⁠early stages of its operations, ⁠most cargoes from Portovaya were delivered to Türkiye and ‌Greece. Supply markets subsequently widened to China, Spain and ​Italy.