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Floating nuclear power plant leaves Murmansk for Russia’s eastern Arctic

23 August 201923 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, energy, floating nuclear power plant, Murmansk, nuclear, nuclear power, Pevek, Rosatom

Tugs start towing floating nuclear power plant across the Northern Sea Route from Murmansk to Chukotka in what is just

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Norwegian cruises to Arctic Russia cancelled due to low ice class: Murmansk minister

22 August 201922 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments cruise ships, cruises, Franz Josef Land, Hurtigruten, Murmansk, Poseidon Expeditions, tourism

Meanwhile, a competing cruise liner founded by a Russian business man sails the same waters with a vessel holding lower

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Russia cancels Norwegian cruise ship’s Arctic expeditions

20 August 201920 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments cruise ships, cruises, defence, Franz Josef Land, Hurtigruten, military, Murmansk, Northern Sea Route, tourism

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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Russia-Norway border traffic up in July

5 August 20195 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, economy, Kirkenes, Murmansk, travel

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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Arctic Russia: Murmansk Shipping Company loses control over its only passenger line

17 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk, Murmansk Shipping Company, Russia

The Murmansk Shipping Company is no longer capable of operating the 42 year old liner that serves isolated settlements along

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Norwegian ships accompany Chinese rig to Russian Arctic drill site

16 July 201919 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments China, energy, Gazprom, Kara Sea, Murmansk, Novatek, offshore drilling, oil, Rosneft, Russia

A fleet of supply ships surround the Chinese rig “Nan Hai Ba Hao” as it gets ready to spud a

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Murmansk supports building new road connection to Finland

28 June 201928 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, Kovdor, Murmansk, roads, Savukoski

Cross-border traffic and trade are down, but regional authorities in Murmansk still want to build a new road and border-crossing

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Video – Inside Russia’s rapid Arctic expansion

20 June 201921 June 2019 CBC News 0 Comments defence, energy, gas, icebreakers, indigenous, Infrastructure, LNG, military, Murmansk, Nenets, Nikel, reindeer, Sami, Yamal peninsula

Russia is rapidly expanding its economic and military presence in the Arctic. The country’s ambitions are bringing changes to the

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Russia to replace sunken floating dock in Murmansk

28 May 201928 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments admiral kuznetsov, defence, military, Murmansk, Northern Fleet, Roslyakovo, Russian Navy

The new drydock will replace the floating dry dock that last year sunk into the Arctic waters of the Kola

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Arctic Russia: Military towns growing while overall population slides

23 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments defence, demographics, military, Murmansk, population

The population of Murmansk is shrinking to a historical low. Only the Northern Fleet garrisons see new people moving in.

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Work begins to remove nuclear waste from old Russian ship in Murmansk

23 May 201923 May 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Lepse, Murmansk, nuclear, nuclear waste, ships

The compartment with hundreds of partly damaged spent fuel elements is taken into a shelter to minimize the risk in

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Coal businesses sign deal for giant terminal in northwest Russia

24 April 201924 April 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, energy, Infrastructure, Murmansk, shipping

In two years time, up to 18 million tons of coal will be shipped out from the new Lavna terminal

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Population in northwest Russia continues to slide

3 April 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Apatity, depopulation, Kola Peninsula, Monchegorsk, Murmansk

There are now less than three quarter of a million people living on the Kola Peninsula. By beginning of 2019,

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Norwegian trawler arrested in northwest Russia for illegal fishing

27 March 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, fishing, justice, Murmansk

The Arctic Swan was fishing off the coast of the Kola Peninsula when it was detained by the Russian Coast

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Nuclear icebreaker operations should be moved away from Murmansk, safety expert says

13 March 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments icebreakers, Murmansk, Northern Sea Route, nuclear icebreakers, nuclear waste, Rosatomflot

Rosatomflot’s service base is not sized for all the planned new nuclear-powered icebreakers, says Andrey Zolotkov, who previously worked as

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