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Reloading facility in northwest Russia to help Arctic LNG reach global markets

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 15:41
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A ship-to-ship reloading facility by the island of Kildin is getting ready to handle 300 meter long Arctic shuttle tankers.

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Cancelled Norwegian cruises to Arctic Russia: competitor denies any involvement

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 14:46 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:32
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“I can say without reservation that neither I nor anyone else at Poseidon Expeditions had any contact with officials at

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Fertilizer shipment presents opportunities for Russia’s Northern Sea Route

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 11:44 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 11:47
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The Arctic route opens new opportunities for our deliveries to Asia, says company Acron. It is the first ever shipment

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A file photo of liquefied natural gas reservoirs in the port of Sabetta on the Kara Sea shore line on the Yamal Peninsula in the Arctic circle, some 2500 km of Moscow.
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Putin wants new rail link between Arctic coast and Indian Ocean

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 7, 2019 at 14:21 — Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 12:06
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The construction of a railway line to Sabetta is what is needed, the Russian president argues. It was Asia and

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Shipping on Northern Sea Route up 40% this year

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 4, 2019 at 14:31 — Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2019 at 15:47
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Goods volumes are expected to reach 29 million tons in course of 2019, says leader of Russia’s Northern Sea Route

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LNG tankers making best of sea-ice low on Russia’s Northern Sea Route

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 16:13
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Almost half of the icebreaking carriers serving the Yamal LNG this week traverse the most difficult part of Russia’s Northern

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Russian Arctic National Park director aims to boost tourism

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 27, 2019 at 11:20 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:31
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The establishment of a special customs regime around the remote archipelago of Franz Josef Land, in Arctic Russia, would boost

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LNG terminal in northwest Russia to be built with Japanese funds

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 16:10 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 16:18
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Companies Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) strike deal with Novatek over a LNG reloading

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Shipping growing in Russia’s Arctic ports

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 23, 2019 at 09:40 — Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2019 at 14:03
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More Arctic shipping means more load for regional seaports. Practically all the major ports along Russia’s northern coast are experiencing

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Putin, Modi work on Arctic cooperation during Russia meeting

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 12:27 — Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2019 at 10:37
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Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s visit to the Russian far east this week included focus on Arctic LNG, the Northern

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Russia cancels Norwegian cruise ship’s Arctic expeditions

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 12:27 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:30
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The two high-profile voyages had been planned for years with prestigious support from regional authorities in Murmansk. 250 passengers will

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Luxury cruise ship leaves Alaska toward Northern Sea Route

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 15:58 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:30
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The Silver Explorer gets escort by a Russian icebreaker as it launches its ice edge cruising through Russian Arctic waters.

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Russia-Norway border traffic up in July

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 15:57 — Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 16:10
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Most Russians go to Norway for shopping and when the ruble gets stronger against the krone follows more cross-border travel.

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Russian grains to reach Japan via Northern Sea Route

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 16:29
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It could open a new window to Asia, a regional governor in Siberia argues. The region of Omsk in 2018

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Rosneft announces more offshore drilling in Arctic Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 10:48 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 10:59
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Five years after it found one of the largest oil fields in Arctic waters, Rosneft makes clear that more drilling

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