A liquefied natural gas tanker under US curbs is moving towards Asia from the Arctic. LSEG ship tracking data states Everest Energy tanker loaded with LNG at Arctic LNG 2. The Arctic LNG 2 plant is situated along Russia's Northern Sea Route or NSR. The tanker is now on its way from the Kara Sea to the Laptev Sea along the NSR. Russia under Putin wants to make the NSR into a viable shipping route. If Putin achieves this goal it will shorten transit times between Europe and Asia.