A cross-party coalition of 101 parliamentarians and MEPs from 16 European countries has called on Denmark’s Fayard shipyard to stop servicing a fleet of specialised ice-class tankers that transport Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The action, coordinated by Danish Green MEP Villy Søvndal, who is Denmark’s former foreign minister, comes after the arrival of the Rudolf Samoylovich boat at Fayard on 30 June.
The vessel is the first of up to six Arc7 LNG carriers expected to require maintenance before the EU’s 20th sanctions package comes into force in January 2027 – when an embargo on Russian LNG enters into force.
In an open letter to Fayard’s CEO, Thomas Andersen, the parliamentarians urge the company to refuse any further repair or maintenance work on Arc7 tankers involved in Russian Arctic LNG exports and to publicly rule out accepting additional such vessels during 2026.
“This is not only a commercial matter. It is a question of Europe’s security, Denmark’s credibility and solidarity with Ukraine,” said the letter.
