2019 June 7

https://www.reuters.com

Russia's VTB says considering buying grain terminal at Taman port

Russia’s second largest lender VTB is considering buying a stake in Russia’s Taman port grain terminal...

2019 June 7

https://www.wsj.com

Russia’s Sovcomflot Says Arctic Sailings Will Become Routine

The head of Russian shipping giant Sovcomflot expects sailings along the country’s Siberian coast to become routine as the ice melts and operators look to save time and fuel for Europe-bound cargo...

2019 June 7

https://www.porttechnology.org

Maersk Unveils Huge Cold Store in Russia

Leading shipping company Maersk has commenced the construction of a new cold store facility in St. Petersburg, ensuring that it is able to address the needs of the high-demand Russian market...

2019 May 31

https://interestingengineering.com

Russia Unveils New Nuclear Powered Ice Breaker to Force Open Warming Arctic

Russia's state nuclear agancy has unveiled its latest nuclear powered icebreaker, designed to crack through weakened, thawing sea ice and get at those sweet, sweet natural resources...

2019 May 31

https://www.reuters.com

Helsinki shipyard says new Russian owners will help secure new orders

Russian-owned Arctech Helsinki shipyard in Finland is getting new owners which the company hopes will help it secure new orders...

2019 May 30

https://bellona.org

Russia launches new nuclear icebreaker in bid for Arctic dominance

Russia launched a nuclear icebreaker on Saturday as part of an ambitious program to renew and expand its fleet of ice-class vessels in order to tap the Arctic’s commercial potential...

2019 May 30

http://www.globalconstructionreview.com

Russia to build $3bn deepwater port in Baltic enclave

Russia has announced plans to invest $3bn in a deepwater port in the town of Yantarny in its Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad...

2019 May 30

https://www.reuters.com

Russian oil quality back to normal at Baltic port after contamination

Russia has begun shipping clean oil via the Baltic after a contamination problem disrupted flows for three weeks and it is working to resume supplies by a pipeline to Europe although traders said this might take several more weeks to fix...

2019 May 23

https://www.marinelink.com/

Marine fuel: world first for megaboxer MV Sajir

In its more than 170 years of existence, the Hamburg-based Hapag Lloyd has used all kinds of solid and liquid fuels to generate energy for the propulsion of its ships. And now the shipping company has announced that it intends to convert the propulsion system of its 15,000 TEU container vessel MV SAJIR to use natural gas (methane), a world-first.

2019 May 20

https://splash247.com

Global merchant fleet surpasses 2bn dwt for the first time

The global merchant fleet has surpassed the 2bn dwt mark for the first time, doubling in size in just 13 years, and could be on track to hit 3bn dwt by 2033...

2019 May 13

https://worldmaritimenews.com

Ukraine Temporarily Bans Ballast Water Analyzing in Ports

Ukraine has changed the ballast water regulations in its ports as it cancelled the control of segregated ballast, according to marine insurance provider Gard...

2019 May 8

https://www.marinelink.com/

800bln undiscovered barrels of oil and gas exist globally

Total greenfield project sanctioning, summed up to the present day, only accounts for 40% of estimated volumes of offshore projects ever being sanctioned, said Rystad Energy, the energy research and consultancy headquartered in Norway.