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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Egypt to Pay $1 Billion for France’s Mistral Warships
News

Egypt to Pay $1 Billion for France’s Mistral Warships

  By Jean-Baptiste Vey and John Irish PARIS, Sept 23 (Reuters) – France has agreed to sell two Mistral helicopter carriers to Egypt for 950 million

September 23, 2015
Total Views: 68

Friday, September 18, 2015
France May Have Found a Buyer for Its Two Mistral Warships
News

France May Have Found a Buyer for Its Two Mistral Warships

  PARIS, Sept 18 (Reuters) – France is confident it will wrap up the sale of two Mistral warships to a new buyer in the next few weeks after

September 18, 2015
Total Views: 16

Tuesday, September 15, 2015
An icebreaker built for the Finnish government is seen at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard in Helsinki
News

Sanctioned Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Hopes for Icebreaker Zeal in Arctic

  By Jussi Rosendahl HELSINKI, Sept 15 (Reuters) – On a sunny day on the Helsinki seafront, sparks fly from steel welding at the bustling Arctech

September 15, 2015
Total Views: 153

Friday, August 28, 2015
Nations Joust But Arctic Payoff May Be Decades Away
Shipping News

Nations Joust But Arctic Payoff May Be Decades Away

  By David J. Lynch (Bloomberg) — Even as melting Arctic glaciers threaten to swamp shorelines, nations from Russia to the U.S. are betting that

August 28, 2015
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Russia Ordered to Compensate Greenpeace Over ‘Arctic Sunrise’ Ship Seizure
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Russia Ordered to Compensate Greenpeace Over ‘Arctic Sunrise’ Ship Seizure

  AMSTERDAM, Aug 25 (Reuters) – A court in the Netherlands has ordered Russia to pay compensation for seizing the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise

August 25, 2015
Total Views: 66

Thursday, August 6, 2015
France Loses in Failed Mistral Warship Deal – VIEW
News

France Loses in Failed Mistral Warship Deal – VIEW

  By Leonid Bershidsky (Bloomberg View) — The saga of the two Mistral helicopter carriers France built for Russia, but refused to hand over because

August 6, 2015
Total Views: 526

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
France and Russia Close Book on Mistral Warship Deal Gone Bad
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France and Russia Close Book on Mistral Warship Deal Gone Bad

  By Gregory Viscusi (Bloomberg) — France and Russia have agreed to terminate a contract for two helicopter carriers that France built and then

August 5, 2015
Total Views: 43

Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Russian Submarine Wreck Found Off Sweden Has Probably Been There for Decades
News

Russian Submarine Wreck Found Off Sweden Has Probably Been There for Decades

  By Elias von Hildebrand STOCKHOLM, July 28 (Reuters) – A submarine wreck discovered off the eastern coast of Sweden probably dates from World War

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 76

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: 139

Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Russian Trawler Was Sunk by Greed and Corruption, Investigators Say
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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: 17

Tuesday, April 7, 2015
K-266 "Eagle" project "Antaeus" 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: 96

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: 55

Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Launches Russian Icebreaker
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: 50

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
visund a statoil
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: 40

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: 45

Thursday, February 19, 2015
icebreaking support vessels nordic yards
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: 104

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: 121

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: 27

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: 63

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: 60