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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Russia Lays Keel for Giant Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker
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Russia Lays Keel for Giant Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker

  Russia’s state-owned Baltic Shipyard (Baltijskiy Zavod-Sudostroyenie) has hosted the keel laying ceremony for a nuclear-powered icebreaker being

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 46

Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Russian Trawler Was Sunk by Greed and Corruption, Investigators Say
Maritime News

Russian Trawler Was Sunk by Greed and Corruption, Investigators Say

Greed and corruption were to blame for the sinking of a Russian trawler last week in which at least 56 crew died, a spokesman for investigators said on

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 7

Tuesday, April 7, 2015
K-266 "Eagle" project "Antaeus" fire
Fire Incidents

Russian Nuclear Submarine “Orel” Catches Fire

A nuclear submarine caught fire in a shipyard in Russia's northern province of Arkhangelsk on Tuesday but there were no weapons on board, Russian news agencies

April 7, 2015
Total Views: 49

Thursday, April 2, 2015
At Least 56 Now Dead After Russian Trawler Sinks in Icy Western Pacific
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At Least 56 Now Dead After Russian Trawler Sinks in Icy Western Pacific

At least 54 crew on a Russian fishing trawler died and 15 were missing after it sank in freezing waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Western Pacific

April 2, 2015
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Launches Russian Icebreaker
Maritime News

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Launches Russian Icebreaker

Finnish shipyard Arctech Helsinki on Wednesday celebrated the launch of a new icebreaker being built for the Russian government. The vessel, named

March 25, 2015
Total Views: 6

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
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Maritime News

Statoil Plans Four Oil Wells in Russia Amid Sanctions

Statoil ASA plans to drill four wells in Russia with state oil company OAO Rosneft, showing Norway’s biggest energy producer is deepening its involvement in

March 18, 2015
Total Views: 13

Monday, March 16, 2015
Seadrill Unit Says Rosneft Rig Contract Difficult to Conclude as Scheduled
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Seadrill Unit Says Rosneft Rig Contract Difficult to Conclude as Scheduled

North Atlantic Drilling warned on Monday it would be difficult to conclude as scheduled a contract with Russia's Rosneft due to weak market conditions and the

March 16, 2015
Total Views: 17

Thursday, February 19, 2015
icebreaking support vessels nordic yards
Maritime News

Russian Twins Named at Nordic Yards

Seventeen months after steel was first cut at Nordic Yards, the naming ceremony for two identical ice-breaking rescue and salvage vessels has taken place

February 19, 2015
Total Views: 74

Friday, November 28, 2014
Russian Warships Enter English Channel
Defense

Russian Warships Enter English Channel

A squadron of Russian warships entered the English Channel on Friday but a NATO official dismissed a Russian media report that they were there to conduct

November 28, 2014
Total Views: 73

Tuesday, November 25, 2014
France Suspends Delivery of Russian Warships
Defense

France Suspends Delivery of Russian Warships

France suspended indefinitely on Tuesday delivery of the first of two Mistral helicopter carrier warships to Russia, citing conflict in eastern Ukraine where

November 25, 2014
Total Views: 8

Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Sweden’s Submarine Whodunit Brings Cold War Back to Baltic Sea
Defense

Sweden’s Submarine Whodunit Brings Cold War Back to Baltic Sea

Is it a submarine? Is it Russian? And what’s it doing off the coast of

October 21, 2014
Total Views: 26

Monday, October 20, 2014
Sweden Hunts Mystery Foreign Submarine Spotted In Its Waters
Defense

Sweden Hunts Mystery Foreign Submarine Spotted In Its Waters

Sweden said it’s responding to a new security situation and won’t tolerate breaches as the navy tries to confirm whether an underwater vessel steered by a

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 25

Sunday, October 19, 2014
Sweden Says Credible Reports of Foreign Submarine In Its Waters
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Sweden Says Credible Reports of Foreign Submarine In Its Waters

Sweden released on Sunday a grainy photo of a mysterious vessel in Stockholm's archipelago, as the military hunted for a foreign submarine or divers in the

October 19, 2014
Total Views: 2

Friday, October 10, 2014
Samsung Heavy Industries to Build Tankers for Sanctioned Russian Firm
Maritime News

Samsung Heavy Industries to Build Tankers for Sanctioned Russian Firm

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries plans to build three Arctic tankers for Russian oil company Gazprom Neft, which has been targeted by Western

October 10, 2014
Total Views: 23

Wednesday, October 1, 2014
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News

EU Condemns Russian Arrest of Lithuanian Fishing Vessel

The European Union appealed to Russian authorities demanding the immediate release of Lithuanian fishing boat Juros Vilkas, detained in the Barents Sea on

October 1, 2014
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, September 30, 2014
vladivostock port
Maritime News

Russian Ports Given International Status

The Russian government has confirmed the international status of all Russian seaports including the Republic of Crimea according to a report by Russian news

September 30, 2014
Total Views: 4

Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Here’s What It Looks Like to Climb the 58-Meter Mast of a Tall Ship – Video
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Here’s What It Looks Like to Climb the 58-Meter Mast of a Tall Ship – Video

Here’s some GoPro video of a cadet at Russia’s Murmansk State Technical University climbing a 58-meter mast onboard the STS Sedov, a steel-hulled

September 23, 2014
Total Views: 251

Monday, September 22, 2014
MPSV06 nordic yards
Maritime News

Nordic Yards Launches Pair of Multi-Purpose Icebreakers for Russia’s Ministry of Transport

By Shubin Aleksey Andreyevich, On 21 September 2014, Nordic Yards launched two 7MW multipurpose salvage/icebreaker vessels, the Bering Strait and Murman from

September 22, 2014
Total Views: 125

malacca highway
Maritime News

Russian Port Officials Find Radioactive Truck on K-Line RoRo

By Shubin Aleksey Andreyevich, The Panamanian-flagged car carrier MALACCA HIGHWAY was held up at the port of Vladivostock on 11 September after customs

September 22, 2014
Total Views: 18

Sunday, September 21, 2014
Russia Signs Marine Terminal Agreement with MSC Cruises
Maritime News

Russia Signs Marine Terminal Agreement with MSC Cruises

By Shubin Aleksey Andreyevich While at the XIII International Investment Forum in Sochi last Friday, Nikolay Tsukanov, Governor of Kaliningrad region, Andrei

September 21, 2014
Total Views: 16
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