In an open letter to Fayard\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not only a commercial matter. It is a question of Europe\u2019s security, Denmark\u2019s credibility and solidarity with Ukraine,\u201d said the letter.<\/p>\n
The list of signatories includes 51 MEPs and 50 members of national parliaments.<\/p>\n
They say that maintenance undertaken before the EU embargo takes effect in early 2027 could enable the vessels to continue operating for years after sanctions are introduced.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe \u2026 urge Fayard to refuse all further repair and maintenance work on Arc7 LNG tankers and other vessels serving Russian Arctic LNG exports, and to publicly confirm that no such further vessels will be accepted in 2026,\u201d the letter also said.<\/p>\n
The appeal follows research by the NGOs Urgewald<\/a>, B4Ukraine<\/a> and Razom We Stand<\/a>, which identifies Fayard as the last shipyard in the EU still servicing the specialised Arc7 fleet, after Damen Shiprepair Brest stopped<\/a> accepting the vessels in 2024.<\/p>\n According to Urgewald<\/a>, each of the six Arc7 tankers expected to require maintenance this year has transported an average of 5.3m tonnes of Russian LNG since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, carrying cargoes worth an estimated \u20ac4bn per vessel.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not routine ship repair. Every Arc7 tanker serviced in Denmark could help prolong Russian Arctic LNG exports for years and send millions more back to the Kremlin,\u201d said Alexander Kirk, sanctions campaigner at Urgewald, a German environmental and human rights organisation.\u00a0<\/p>\n For his part, S\u00f8vndal, the Danish MEP, said the Arc7 fleet represented a critical link in Russia’s LNG export chain.<\/p>\n “If Europe truly wants to hurt Russia’s LNG business with the embargo starting in 2027, the Arc7 fleet is the crucial link in the logistics chain,” he said. “Fayard should not play into Russia’s hands here and prepare the ships for a business that Europe actually intends to weaken,” he added. <\/p>\n Swedish left-wing MEP Jonas Sj\u00f6stedt said: “Every loophole left open and every service provided to these vessels make our sanctions weaker and give Russia more room to continue financing its war.”<\/p>\n The Danish shipyard firm has previously said<\/a> it complied with current EU rules and contributed to maritime safety.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/54730810392_b4ed2140e8_o-600x400.jpg\")
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