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Monday, September 1, 2014
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News

Ukrainian Coast Guard Vessels Attacked as New EU Sanctions for Russia Loom

By Kateryna Choursina, Vladimir Kuznetsov and Ewa Krukowska Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) — Pro-Russian rebels attacked two Ukrainian coast-guard vessels, just

September 1, 2014
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Sunday, August 24, 2014
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News

Russian Icebreakers With Frickin’ Laser Beams

Polar bears now have more than melting ice to worry about. Russian state-owned optical technology company Shvabe Holding has created a ship-mounted laser

August 24, 2014
Total Views: 164

Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Norway Oil Services Risking Arctic Chances on Russian Sanctions
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Norway Oil Services Risking Arctic Chances on Russian Sanctions

Aker Solutions ASA, the offshore engineering company controlled by billionaire Kjell Inge Roekke, could miss opportunities to expand into Russia’s Arctic

August 12, 2014
Total Views: 25

Sunday, August 3, 2014
Russia and China to Collaborate on Developing Floating Nuclear Power Plants
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Russia and China to Collaborate on Developing Floating Nuclear Power Plants

Rosatom, Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation announced last week that its subsidiary Rusatom Overseas signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CNNC

August 3, 2014
Total Views: 105

Friday, August 1, 2014
Greenpeace Protest Ship Departs Russia 10 Months After High Profile Arrest
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Greenpeace Protest Ship Departs Russia 10 Months After High Profile Arrest

A Greenpeace ship has departed Russia more than 10 months after it was arrested by Russian authorities during a high profile protest against arctic

August 1, 2014
Total Views: 38

German Lawmakers Push to Stop French Warship Delivery to Russia
Defense

German Lawmakers Push to Stop French Warship Delivery to Russia

Lawmakers from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party are pressuring the government to prevent France from delivering two warships to

August 1, 2014
Total Views: 41

Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Russian Nuclear Submarine Rescues Sailors in Distress – PHOTOS
Defense

Russian Nuclear Submarine Rescues Sailors in Distress – PHOTOS

A group of civilian mariners got the surprise of their lives this Sunday when a giant Russian nuclear submarine came to the rescue after they had sent out a

June 10, 2014
Total Views: 2640

Friday, May 9, 2014
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Baltic Shipyard Wins $2.4 Billion Icebreaker Tender

Baltic Shipyard (Baltiysky Zavod), a member of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation, has won an open tender to construct two additional Project 22220

May 9, 2014
Total Views: 152

Tuesday, May 6, 2014
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Shipping News

Crimea, Climate Change, and U.S.-Russian Relations: A Perfect Storm

By Anthony Russell As Russian forces took Crimea in late February, commentators repeatedly emphasized the Ukrainian peninsula’s strategic importance as a

May 6, 2014
Total Views: 89

Thursday, March 20, 2014
Russian Troops Seize Ukranian Navy Vessels
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Russian Troops Seize Ukranian Navy Vessels

Russian troops took over three Ukrainian warships in Crimea on Thursday, a Ukrainian navy official said, after Moscow's military seizure of the Black Sea

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 49

Monday, March 17, 2014
West Imposes Russian Sanctions After Crimea Votes to Secede
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West Imposes Russian Sanctions After Crimea Votes to Secede

The U.S. and the European Union imposed sanctions on Russia in their worst dispute since the Cold War after a vote paved the way for President Vladimir Putin

March 17, 2014
Total Views: 36

Thursday, March 6, 2014
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Interesting

Russian Warship Sunk Off Crimea

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense released the above image today showing the Russian Navy’s Ochakov, a Kara-class cruiser, which was intentionally sunk

March 6, 2014
Total Views: 1133

Wednesday, March 5, 2014
ExxonMobil’s Vast Russian Prospects at Risk With Putin’s Ukraine Push
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ExxonMobil’s Vast Russian Prospects at Risk With Putin’s Ukraine Push

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s biggest international exploration opportunity may be imperiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Ukrainian

March 5, 2014
Total Views: 79

Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Ukraine Ports, Shipping Run Normally as Russia Occupies Crimea
Shipping News

Ukraine Ports, Shipping Run Normally as Russia Occupies Crimea

Cargo movements out of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports have not yet been affected by the escalation, according to Western Bulk ASA, which operates more than 120

March 4, 2014
Total Views: 69

Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Aurora Australis Icebreaker Reaches Australia with 52 Rescued Passengers
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Aurora Australis Icebreaker Reaches Australia with 52 Rescued Passengers

The 52 passengers rescued from a Russian expedition vessel that became stuck in an Antarctic ice floe over the holidays have reached Australia safe and

January 21, 2014
Total Views: 65

Monday, December 30, 2013
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Incidents

Thick Ice Forces Helicopter Rescue for Passengers of Ship Stuck Off Antarctica

Thick ice and weather will prevent icebreakers from reaching the stricken MV Akademik Shokalskiy expedition ship stuck in ice off Antarctica, forcing a

December 30, 2013
Total Views: 66

Wednesday, December 25, 2013
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Interesting

Russia Drops Charges Against Greenpeace Activists

Russia formally dropped criminal charges against Greenpeace activists arrested in a protest over Arctic oil drilling on Wednesday, under a Kremlin amnesty

December 25, 2013
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Friday, December 20, 2013
Gazprom Starts Production at Russia’s First Offshore Arctic Oil Field Amid Controversy and Delays
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Gazprom Starts Production at Russia’s First Offshore Arctic Oil Field Amid Controversy and Delays

Russia's first Arctic offshore field Prirazlomnoye, where Greenpeace activists were arrested in September after a high seas clash with Russian authorities, has

December 20, 2013
Total Views: 172

Monday, December 16, 2013
Russian Navy Ready To Escort Syrian Chemical Weapons
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Russian Navy Ready To Escort Syrian Chemical Weapons

Russia said on Monday its navy was ready to escort ships removing Syria's deadly chemical stockpile, which is due to be destroyed at sea under an international

December 16, 2013
Total Views: 131

Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Gazprom Neft to Sign Deal For Terminal to Ship New Arctic Oil
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Gazprom Neft to Sign Deal For Terminal to Ship New Arctic Oil

Russia's Gazprom Neft plans to sign a deal on Thursday to build a terminal to ship oil from its new Novoportovskoye Arctic field to feed Europe, sources

December 4, 2013
Total Views: 39