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Thursday, August 30, 2018
U.S. Warns Russia Against Blocking Commercial Ship Passage Into Ukraine
Defense

U.S. Warns Russia Against Blocking Commercial Ship Passage Into Ukraine

by Lesley Wroughton (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Thursday called on Russia to cease what it called “harassment of international shipping”

August 30, 2018
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018
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Maritime News

LNG Heads Out the Door as Asia Outbids European Utilities

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — Northwest European liquefied natural gas terminals are for the first time exporting more of the fuel than they are

August 21, 2018
Total Views: 1

Friday, June 29, 2018
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News

Russia Taps Smaller Ports, Ship-to-Ship Transfers to Keep Pace with Record Wheat Exports

By Anatoly Medetsky (Bloomberg) — Russia has so much wheat that it can’t export it all via the usual methods, so shippers are increasingly turning to a

June 29, 2018
Total Views: 65

Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Watch: Russian Nuclear Submarine Rapid-Fires Four Ballistic Missiles
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Watch: Russian Nuclear Submarine Rapid-Fires Four Ballistic Missiles

The Russian Defense Ministry has released video of nuclear-powered Borei-class submarine test firing a barrage of four Bulava missiles from below the surface.

May 23, 2018
Total Views: 86

Monday, May 21, 2018
Russia’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Arrives in the Arctic
Interesting

Russia’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Arrives in the Arctic

By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) – Russia’s first-floating nuclear power plant arrived in the Arctic port of Murmansk over the

May 21, 2018
Total Views: 84

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
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News

MSC Stops Trade with Sanctioned Russian Entities

LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has stopped any new trade with Russian entities targeted by U.S. sanctions, the

April 17, 2018
Total Views: 33

Wednesday, February 21, 2018
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Maritime News

Russian Oil Product Exports from Black Sea Port ‘Collapse’ Due to Managerial Conflict -Transneft

LONDON/MOSCOW, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Shipments of oil products from a Russian Black Sea port, hit by a managerial conflict, have “collapsed”,

February 21, 2018
Total Views: 13

Tuesday, February 20, 2018
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News

Shell Time Charters Two Pioneering LNG-Powered Tankers from SCF Group

Russian state-owned shipping company SCF Group has signed time charter agreements with a unit of Royal Dutch Shell for the charter of two of the world’s

February 20, 2018
Total Views: 156

Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Arctech Helsinki Delivers Fourth and Final Multi-Functional Icebreaker to Russia’s SCF Group
Maritime News

Arctech Helsinki Delivers Fourth and Final Multi-Functional Icebreaker to Russia’s SCF Group

Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has delivered the fourth icebreaker in a four-vessel series for Russian shipping company SCF Group (Sovcomflot). The

February 7, 2018
Total Views: 24

Friday, January 26, 2018
Despite Sanctions, North Korea Exported Coal to South and Japan via Russia -Intelligence Sources
Maritime News

Despite Sanctions, North Korea Exported Coal to South and Japan via Russia -Intelligence Sources

By Guy Faulconbridge, Jonathan Saul and Polina Nikolskaya PARIS/LONDON/MOSCOW, Jan 26 (Reuters) – North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year which

January 26, 2018
Total Views: 23

Thursday, January 25, 2018
Maritime News

Second Ship Carrying Russian Gas May Be Headed for U.S.

By Naureen S. Malik and Rob Verdonck (Bloomberg) — A second tanker carrying Russian natural gas may be on the way to the U.S., following in the

January 25, 2018
Total Views: 26

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
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Maritime News

Commentary: A Tale of a Tanker, Russian Gas, Sanctions and Energy Politics

By Agnia Grigas Jan 24 (Reuters) – After months of President Donald Trump’s promises to bring about a new era of American “energy dominance,”

January 24, 2018
Total Views: 69

Sunday, January 21, 2018
LNG carrier gaselys
Maritime News

Tanker With Russian Gas Still Set for Boston Despite Mid-Atlantic U-Turn

By Elena Mazneva and Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — Three weeks after picking up a controversial cargo in the U.K., a liquefied natural gas tanker made

January 21, 2018
Total Views: 43

Friday, January 12, 2018
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Maritime News

Finland Expresses Concern Over Rise in Russia’s Cargo Ship Inspections

HELSINKI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – The Finnish government has voiced concern over surprise inspections on Finnish cargo ships visiting Russian ports in recent

January 12, 2018
Total Views: 16

Monday, January 8, 2018
The Royal Navy's HMS Westminster escorts Russian Steregushchiy class ship Boiky (532) through the English Channel off Britain's coast
Defense

British Navy Frigate Escorts Russian Ships Through English Channel

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – A British frigate escorted Russian ships through the English Channel on Monday, Britain’s defense ministry said, adding

January 8, 2018
Total Views: 17

Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Christophe de Margerie first cargo
Maritime News

Russia Posts Highest-Ever Natural Gas Output in Expansion Drive

By Elena Mazneva and Jake Rudnitsky (Bloomberg) — Russia registered its highest-ever natural gas production last year amid plans to expand into

January 2, 2018
Total Views: 5

Saturday, December 30, 2017
Russian Tankers Fueled North Korea Via Ship-to-Ship Transfers at Sea – sources
News

Russian Tankers Fueled North Korea Via Ship-to-Ship Transfers at Sea – sources

By Guy Faulconbridge, Jonathan Saul and Polina Nikolskaya LONDON/MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Russian tankers have supplied fuel to North Korea on at

December 30, 2017
Total Views: 14

Wednesday, December 27, 2017
UK Authorities Assisting Russian Cargo Ship with Significant List in the Solent
News

UK Authorities Assisting Russian Cargo Ship with Significant List in the Solent

The HM Coastguard is assisting a Russian-flagged cargo ship after it had developed a significant list while underway in the English Channel on Tuesday. The

December 27, 2017
Total Views: 131

Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Britain Escorts Russian Ship Near National Waters Amid Strained Relations
Defense

Britain Escorts Russian Ship Near National Waters Amid Strained Relations

LONDON, Dec 26 (Reuters) – A British ship escorted a Russian vessel as it passed near UK territorial waters over Christmas, Britain’s defense

December 26, 2017
Total Views: 25

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
scarabeo 9
Offshore

This Sanction-Proof Rig Beats U.S. Policy From Cuba to Russia

By Jack Farchy and Chiara Albanese (Bloomberg) — The oil rig was built mostly in China and drilled its first well in Cuba. Now it’s

December 19, 2017
Total Views: 125
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