As Arctic sea ice reaches this year’s low, shipping reaches historic high
Shipping along the Russian Arctic coast is bustling as the Arctic sea ice begins to freeze again. This year’s minimum
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Business (Russia)
Russia adapts fertilizer, coal terminals in Baltic, Arctic ports to export Black Sea grain
By Gleb Stolyarov and Olga Popova Russian companies have been re-purposing fertilizer, coal, and other cargo terminals at Russia’s Baltic
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As gasoline crisis worsens, Russia boosts fuel imports through Murmansk
Over the past month, tankers have delivered more than 320,000 tonnes of foreign-made fuel to the northern Russian port of
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Europe boosts LNG trade ahead of the ban
During the first eight months of 2026, gas carriers made 156 shipments from the Yamal Peninsula to EU ports. By
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Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 seeks $1 billion in damages from South Korea’s Hanwha
Arctic LNG 2, a liquefied natural gas project led by Russia’s Novatek, is seeking about $1 billion in damages from
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Northern Sea Route cargo traffic to rise 14 per cent as Chinese shipping expands, says Rosatom
Russia’s state nuclear corporation says it expects Northern Sea Route (NSR) cargo traffic to rise 14 per cent in 2026,
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New batch of uranium fuel shipped along Russia’s Northern Sea Route
Reactor No. 1 at the Akademik Lomonosov is now ready for its second fuel change since the floating nuclear power plant began
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Container ships shuttling Arctic route between China and Russia carry car components, says Chinese shipper
Amid growing trade between China and Russia, a Chinese business delegation visited Murmansk to inspect the local seaport. The visit
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Gasoline from Morocco remains stuck in Murmansk amid fuel crisis
By Denis Zagore Fuel that arrived from Tangier two weeks ago has still not been unloaded because of a dispute over
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In unprecedented Arctic operation, Russia sends convoy of oil tankers to 81.5°N
Tankers loaded with up to one million tonnes of oil made history when they sailed north of Severnaya Zemlya en
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Rosatom says seven Chinese vessels will sail to Europe via Russia’s Arctic route
Russia’s state nuclear giant Rosatom, operator of the Northern Sea Route via the Arctic, said on Friday it had issued
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Fuel crisis grips Karelia in northern Russia
By Georgii Chentemirov Russia’s fuel crisis is disrupting daily life in Karelia, leaving tourism businesses stranded, hampering rescue operations, and threatening
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Murmansk governor announces construction start for Kola NPP-2
By Denis Zagore However, project operator Rosenergoatom has yet to announce the start of construction of the new nuclear power plant.
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Construction of Arctic LNG platforms resumes as China-made modules arrive in Belokamenka
Two heavy-load carriers have arrived in Belokamenka on the Kola Peninsula with Chinese-made modules for Novatek’s heavily sanctioned Arctic LNG
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TotalEnergies eyes exit from outlawed Arctic LNG 2
The French company’s 10 percent ownership stake in the sanctioned Russian gas project is likely to be acquired by a
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