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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Ask and You Shall Receive: Arctic OSV’s To Be Delivered Ahead of Schedule to Russian Owner

Ask and You Shall Receive: Arctic OSV’s To Be Delivered Ahead of Schedule to Russian Owner

Arctech said Wednesday that it plans to deliver the harsh-environment offshore supply vessel Vitus Bering four months ahead of schedule at the request of

August 15, 2012
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
News

Shipping Traffic on the Rise Through Russian Ports

MOSCOW–Russia’s sea ports handled a total of 271.3 million metric tons of cargo in January-June, 5.4% more than in January-June 2011, according to

July 11, 2012
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, June 26, 2012
News

Russia Nabs Japanese Vessel in Disputed Waters North of Japan

TOKYO (Dow Jones)–A vessel carrying Japanese nationals is believed to have been seized by Russian border control authorities near a disputed island, a

June 26, 2012
Total Views: 49

Sunday, June 24, 2012
News

$12 Billion LNG Deal Signed, Vladivostok to Become Major Hub Supporting Sakhalin

TOKYO (Dow Jones) –Japan and Russia agreed to provide necessary support for a project to build a liquefied natural gas plant in Vladivostok in a deal

June 24, 2012
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News

Russia Signs Almost $3 Billion in Shipbuilding Deals

In the second day of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russia’s largest shipbuilder, United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), signed a joint

June 24, 2012
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Uncategorized

Russia’s Femco Denies Weapons Shipment Claim

Russia’s Femco Shipping has denied claims made by the mass media and the British Foreign Ministry that one of its ships was illegally transporting

June 20, 2012
Total Views: 85

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Uncategorized

Syria-Bound Cargo Ship Turns Back to Russia

LONDON—British Foreign Secretary William Hague said a ship that was believed to be carrying military helicopters to Syria appears to have turned back

June 19, 2012
Total Views: 38

Monday, June 18, 2012
Uncategorized

Russia Moving Warships to Syria to Protect Naval Base; Femco Fleet Loses Coverage [REPORT]

Two Russian warships with marines on board are preparing to approach Syrian waters, Interfax reported Monday citing a source in the navy. The Nikolai

June 18, 2012
Total Views: 21

Sunday, May 6, 2012
News

Statoil and Rosneft Sign Russian Arctic Agreement Worth as Much as Facebook IPO

MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Norway’s Statoil ASA (STO, STL.OS) signed Saturday a potential $100 billion cooperation agreement with Russian state oil company

May 6, 2012
Total Views: 28

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
News

Sovcomflot: “Only Major Tanker Company that was Profitable in 2011”

In a rather bold statement during a meeting between Sovcomflot’s (SCF) Board of Directors last week, the Board’s Chairman, Ilya Klebanov noted:

April 25, 2012
Total Views: 53

Sunday, April 1, 2012
Putin Promises “Favorable” Tax Conditions For Barents Sea Field Development
News

Putin Promises “Favorable” Tax Conditions For Barents Sea Field Development

MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has reassured the chief executives of France’s Total SA (TOT) and Norway’s Statoil

April 1, 2012
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
News

Russia’s Sakhalin III to Produce 4.2 Billion Cubic Meters of Gas Per Year

MOSCOW (Dow Jones)–Russian state gas firm OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) will begin production at its massive Sakhalin-3 offshore gas project in the Far East in

March 28, 2012
Total Views: 67

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
News

Russian Northern Sea Route Critical to Development of Yamal Megaproject [REPORT]

MOSCOW (Dow Jones)–Russian independent natural gas producer OAO Novatek (NVTK.RS) shipped nine cargos or more than 600,000 metric tons of stable gas

March 7, 2012
Total Views: 46

Thursday, March 1, 2012
News

Russian Prime Minister In Favor of Opening Arctic O&G Exploration to Non-State Owned Energy Companies

MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, strong favorite to win the presidential election on Sunday, said Wednesday Russia should allow

March 1, 2012
Total Views: 23

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Ship Fires

Fire on Russian Tanker Kills One

A fire on board a Russian oil tanker claimed the life of at least one crewmember in the Caspian Sea on Tuesday. Russian news agency RIA Novosti, citing a

February 28, 2012
Total Views: 29

Monday, February 6, 2012
Uncategorized

14 Rescued as Cargo Ship Catches Fire in Frozen Azov Sea

A Maltese-flagged cargo ship caught fire yesterday while stuck in heavy ice in the Azov Sea.  The vessel, the M/V Captain Ivan Vikulov, sent a distress signal

February 6, 2012
Total Views: 50

Friday, January 6, 2012
News

Norwegian LNG Carrier Chooses Ice over Pirates, Russia Opens Northeast Passage

*Editor’s Note: Changed title to include Northeast Passage, not Northwest Passage as was originally reported. OSLO (Dow Jones)–Russia has for the

January 6, 2012
Total Views: 116

Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Defense

Russian Tanker Renda Meets USCG Regs, Gets Underway for Fuel Mission to Nome

(US COAST GUARD) Coast Guard inspectors completed a port state control exam on the double-hulled ice-classed Russian tanker Renda today in Dutch Harbor.

January 3, 2012
Total Views: 27

Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Russian Captain Fined in Violation of “Good Samaritan Law”
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Russian Captain Fined in Violation of “Good Samaritan Law”

A Russian Captain has been fined for failing to stop his vessel and help passengers off the riverboat, Bulgaria, that sank while cruising on Russia’s

December 27, 2011
Total Views: 83

Incident Video of The Week – Barge Hoist Fail
Blog

Incident Video of The Week – Barge Hoist Fail

We don’t know much about this video other than the fact that it’s Russian and it was uploaded 6 days ago.  From what we can see, the crew was

December 27, 2011
Total Views: 148
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