Sovcomflot's joint venture with NYK has signed time-charter contracts with NOVATEK Gas and Power Asia for the long-term operation of four gas carriers with cargo capacity of 174,000 cubic meters. Atlanticmax size vessels will be used to transport liquefied gas from Novatek's Arctic LNG projects, from transshipment points in the Murmansk region and Kamchatka to end consumers in Europe and Asia Pacific, as well as to perform standard LNG trading operations on the world market.