Norwegian ships accompany Chinese rig to Russian Arctic drill site
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Murmansk-based Arctic situation center to improve Northern Sea Route management
The Arctic situation center will monitor and regulate ship traffic on the Northern Sea Route. The new center will replace
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Chechnya tourism info center to open in Murmansk
A tourism information center supported by Chechen authorities is due to open in downtown Murmansk, northwest Russia. The Visit Chechnya
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Authorities in northwest Russia move to protect wild reindeer
Murmansk regional authorities want a permanent ban on hunting. Wild reindeer on the central and eastern part of the Kola
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Investors working to build coal terminal in Murmansk
New investors join efforts in the projected Lavna coal terminal in Murmansk. The State Transport Leasing Company (STLC) has struck
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Murmansk-Norway border traffic suffers major drop
Russian New Year celebrations, which run until mid-January, are normally a busy time for cross-border shopping. Not so this year.
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