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Thursday, October 20, 2016
Britain Watches as Russian Warships Sail Past Coast for Mediterranean
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Britain Watches as Russian Warships Sail Past Coast for Mediterranean

(Bloomberg) — U.K. warships are monitoring a Russian aircraft-carrier group sailing past Britain’s eastern coast to the Mediterranean Sea to supplement

October 20, 2016
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Russia Tests Towing Million-Ton Iceberg [PHOTOS]
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Russia Tests Towing Million-Ton Iceberg [PHOTOS]

A Russian icebreaker has succesfully towed an iceberg weighing approximately 1 million tons, according to the oil company Rosneft. The tow was part of a test

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 299

Friday, September 30, 2016
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Russian Shipping Company Sovcomflot Puts Large Stake Up for Sale

By Katya Golubkova and Kira Zavyalova MOSCOW, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The privatisation of a 25 percent stake in Russian state shipping firm Sovcomflot may

September 30, 2016
Total Views: 85

Monday, September 19, 2016
New Oil Tanker Begins Year-Round Service in Russian Arctic
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New Oil Tanker Begins Year-Round Service in Russian Arctic

The Russian shipping company Sovcomflot says its new arctic shuttle tanker Shturman Albanov has delivered its first oil cargo from the Novy Port oil field in

September 19, 2016
Total Views: 178

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Ukraine to Woo Shippers From Asia to Baltics by Fixing Ports
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Ukraine to Woo Shippers From Asia to Baltics by Fixing Ports

By Kateryna Choursina (Bloomberg) — Ukraine, whose trade links with Russia have been severed by a two-year insurgency in its eastern regions, will strive

July 13, 2016
Total Views: 76

Thursday, June 30, 2016
US: Russia Used False Signals in Mediterranean Sea Incident
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US: Russia Used False Signals in Mediterranean Sea Incident

By Andrea Shalal BERLIN, June 30 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of deliberately displaying the wrong naval signals and

June 30, 2016
Total Views: 64

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Russia: U.S. Destroyer Came ‘Dangerously Close’ to Russian Warship – See the Video
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Russia: U.S. Destroyer Came ‘Dangerously Close’ to Russian Warship – See the Video

By Dmitry Solovyov and Idrees Ali MOSCOW, June 28 (Reuters) – Russia and the United States gave contradictory accounts on Tuesday of an incident

June 28, 2016
Total Views: 83

Sunday, June 19, 2016
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U.S. Navy Will Stay In Black Sea Despite Russian Warning

by Steve Scherer, Reuters – The United States will maintain its presence in the Black Sea despite a Russian warning that a U.S. destroyer patrolling

June 19, 2016
Total Views: 30

Friday, June 10, 2016
U.S. Navy Destroyer in Black Sea Stokes Tensions with Russia
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U.S. Navy Destroyer in Black Sea Stokes Tensions with Russia

MOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters) – The Russian Foreign ministry said Moscow would respond to a U.S. naval ship’s entry into the Black Sea with unspecified

June 10, 2016
Total Views: 69

Friday, June 3, 2016
Russian Hopes for Iran Trade Boom Run Aground at Caspian Port
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Russian Hopes for Iran Trade Boom Run Aground at Caspian Port

By Svetlana Burmistrova ASTRAKHAN, Russia, June 3 (Reuters) – When sanctions on Iran were lifted in January, Russia might have expected to be near the

June 3, 2016
Total Views: 50

Friday, May 20, 2016
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Keppel in Russian Partnership

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) – Conglomerate Keppel Corp’s offshore and marine unit signed a shareholders’ agreement with Russian oil firm

May 20, 2016
Total Views: 92

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
New Video Shows U.S. Navy Destroyer’s Aggressive Encounter With Russian Fighter Jets in Baltic Sea
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New Video Shows U.S. Navy Destroyer’s Aggressive Encounter With Russian Fighter Jets in Baltic Sea

Some new video released by the U.S. Navy gives a better look at when two Russian fighter jets made multiple low-altitude passes by the USS Donald Cook in

May 18, 2016
Total Views: 108

Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Watch How Incredibly Close Two Russian Fighter Jets Came to a U.S. Navy Destroyer
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Watch How Incredibly Close Two Russian Fighter Jets Came to a U.S. Navy Destroyer

A United States Navy destroyer operating in international waters in the Baltic Sea experienced several close passes by a pair of Russian fighter jets

April 13, 2016
Total Views: 124

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
St Petersburg’s New Port Aims to Be Top Russian Cargo Hub
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St Petersburg’s New Port Aims to Be Top Russian Cargo Hub

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Saint Petersburg’s new deepwater port aims to become Russia’s major hub for cargo and container

February 24, 2016
Total Views: 167

Sunday, February 14, 2016
sovcomflot tanker in sea ice
Shipping News

Kremlin Considers Privatizing Sovkomflot

By Denis Dyomkin and Lidia Kelly (Reuters) The Kremlin is considering reducing state stakes in shipping firm Sovkomflot as well as the oil

February 14, 2016
Total Views: 30

Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – Russia’s Newest Icebreaker, MV Murmansk
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Ship Photos of the Day – Russia’s Newest Icebreaker, MV Murmansk

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard marked Christmas Day with the delivery of the Baltic Sea icebreaker Murmansk at Vyborg Shipyard in Russia. 

December 30, 2015
Total Views: 67

Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Russia Found Supplying Syria Mission with Old Turkish ships
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Russia Found Supplying Syria Mission with Old Turkish ships

By Jonathan Saul and Maria Tsvetkova LONDON/MOSCOW, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Earlier this year, an old refrigerator ship called the Georgiy Agafonov, built to

December 15, 2015
Total Views: 53

Sunday, December 13, 2015
Russian Warship Fires Warning Shots at Turkish Vessel
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Russian Warship Fires Warning Shots at Turkish Vessel

By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Russia on Sunday warned Turkey to stop staging what it called provocations against its forces in or near

December 13, 2015
Total Views: 42

Monday, December 7, 2015
Turkey Blasts Russia After Warship Allegedly Brandishes Rocket While Passing Istanbul
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Turkey Blasts Russia After Warship Allegedly Brandishes Rocket While Passing Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Turkey accused Russia of a “provocation” on Sunday after a serviceman on the deck of a Russian naval ship

December 7, 2015
Total Views: 75

Saturday, December 5, 2015
Turkey, Russia Fallout Over Downed Warplane Deepens at Two Ports
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Turkey, Russia Fallout Over Downed Warplane Deepens at Two Ports

By Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) — Turkey released three of four Russian ships that it detained this month at a Black Sea port for maritime safety

December 5, 2015
Total Views: 42