2018 April 25

https://www.maritime-executive.com

Russia Orders North Pole Platform

The Russian Hydrometeorological Service has signed a contract with the Admiralty shipyard in St. Petersburg for the construction of a self-propelled North Pole research platform able to house 48 researchers and 12 crew...Russia Orders North Pole Platform

2018 April 25

http://www.seatrade-cruise.com

Cruise Europe says spasibo, St Petersburg

The Passenger Port of St Petersburg Marine Façade hosted Cruise Europe Tuesday evening in one of its four terminals as around 140 delegates from North European ports and destinations...Cruise Europe says spasibo, St Petersburg

2018 April 25

https://en.mehrnews.com

Shamkhani arrives in Russian port city of Sochi

Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s SNSC arrived in Sochi of Russia where he is slated to attend the 9th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues...Shamkhani arrives in Russian port city of Sochi

2018 April 24

https://eadaily.com

Ukrainian rivers can be closed for Russian vessels

Ukraine may impose a ban on Russian vessels entering its inland waterways...Ukrainian rivers can be closed for Russian vessels

2018 April 24

https://jamestown.org

Is China Changing the Game in Trans-Polar Shipping?

For more than a decade, Russian policymakers have fruitlessly tried to turn the Northern Sea Route (NSR), which connects Asia and Europe along Russia’s northern coastline, into a viable commercial shipping route...Is China Changing the Game in Trans-Polar Shipping?

2018 April 24

https://www.marinelink.com

Transneft Rejects Summa's Proposal to Complete Port Deal

Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has rejected a proposal from its rival Summa Group to complete a deal to buy a Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP)...Transneft Rejects Summa's Proposal to Complete Port Deal