Akademik Cherskiy left Sri Lanka for Suez on Thursday S&P Global Platts Analytics forecasts first NS2 gas in Q4-20 160 km remains to be laid in Danish waters London — The Akademik Cherskiy pipe-laying vessel, which is expected to complete construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, is now heading toward the Suez Canal, S&P Global Platts trade flow software cFlow showed Thursday, suggesting Europe is its final destination. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The vessel could reach Danish waters in two months, according to Platts Analytics, which forecasts that first the Nord Stream 2 gas could reach Germany as early as Q4 2020, with a ramp-up to full capacity in Q1 2021. “We can see from cFlow that the next destination for the Akademik Cherskiy is Suez and that the expected date of arrival is March 25. Overall, […]