In unique shipping operation, two big lift ships choose Russian Arctic route for delivery to south Siberia
Ship traffic on the great Siberian rivers is extensive, but the shipment that now is on its way to Irkutsk,
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Arctic shipments to Asia grow as LNG carriers shuttle to eastern markets
Shipments on the Northern Sea Route continues to increase despite of pandemic and world economic meltdown. In the first half
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Two Chinese rigs prepare for drilling in Russian Arctic waters
One of the world’s biggest heavy loads vessel on 17th June sailed into the Kola Bay with two rigs on
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Russian investor breathes new life in major Arctic coal project
Roman Trotsenko on the 18th June formalized the acquisition of 75 percent of shares in the Arctic Mining Company and
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Train traffic resumes in Russian Arctic as Murmansk reconnects with grid
Regional Governor Andrey Chibis on Friday 19th June announced that a bypass connection had successfully been completed and that trains
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Over 100 million cubic meters of sea bottom removed for natural gas project in Russian Arctic bay
Never before has the Arctic seen an industrial expansion of this magnitude. In only few years, volumes of extracted hydrocarbons
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All Russia’s North Pole cruises rescheduled to 2021
Tour operator Poseidon Expeditions is now reaching out to travel partners and guests with reservations for the tours from Murmansk
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Russian military engineering troops sent to restore Murmansk railway connection
It was in early June the railway bridge across the Kola River collapsed as the spring flood destroyed one of the pillars
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New Barents Sea port and 500 km railway link will connect Asia to Russian Arctic
Russia pushes for more of the global cargo flow to go north. A new year-round port near Indiga in the
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Russian Arctic shipping could follow this new route
The Northern Sea Transport Corridor stretches from Murmansk to Kamchatka and might soon be of defining importance for Moscow’s Arctic
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New guideline launched for Arctic-specific risk assessment in shipping
A picture of the Arctic Ocean at the 85th parallel north between the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land and
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Gazprom to build new pipelines between Arctic Russia and China
Russia’s natural gas company Gazprom says it intends to build pipelines from Yamal to Far Eastern Russian regions and China.
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Norwegian wealth fund’s value in Russian company Gazprom more than doubled in 2019
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund enjoyed a very good year on both the Russian stock and bond markets. The
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Russian nuclear-powered cargo ship en route around Scandinavia
The world’s only nuclear-powered merchant ship left St. Petersburg on Tuesday and is now underway to Arkhangelsk where it will
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Moscow outlines €210 billion plan for Arctic oil
A new tax regime for the Russian Arctic is to provide for an unprecedented wave of investments in icy drilling.
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