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2020 September 28
https://www.foxnews.com
Arctic race heats up as Russia launches flagship nuclear-powered icebreaker
Russia’s new nuclear-powered icebreaker, the Arktika, took its maiden voyage out of St. Petersburg on Tuesday for a two-week journey to the northern port of Murmansk...Arctic race heats up as Russia launches flagship nuclear-powered icebreaker
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2020 September 18
https://www.argusmedia.com
Arktika icebreaker readies for NSR
Russian state-owned Rosatomflot's 60MW Arktika nuclear icebreaker is set to leave for its Northern Sea Route (NSR) base in Murmansk on 22 September...Arktika icebreaker readies for NSR
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2020 September 18
https://www.rivieramm.com
Russia’s first home-built Aframax tanker undergoes testing
Sea trials have commenced for the first Russia-built Aframax ice-class tanker, Vladimir Monomakh, from the Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex in the Far East region of Russia...Russia’s first home-built Aframax tanker undergoes testing
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2020 September 18
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com
International lenders back $9.5 bln financing for Russia's Arctic LNG 2
The $21 billion project, which received final investment approval a year ago, is expected to be launched in 2023 and to reach its full capacity of almost 20 million tonnes per year in 2026...International lenders back $9.5 bln financing for Russia's Arctic LNG 2
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2020 September 17
https://www.offshore-energy.biz
EU Parliament backs plans to make ships pay for pollution
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to include greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector into the EU’s emissions trading scheme from January 1, 2022.EU Parliament backs plans to make ships pay for pollution
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2020 September 17
https://splash247.com
Sovcomflot closes in on $500m Moscow IPO
Sovocmflot, Russia’s largest shipowner, has floated the idea of listing on the Moscow Exchange againSovcomflot closes in on $500m Moscow IPO
2016 February 18
Ferry’s gambit
New ferry line Baltijsk-Sassnits for cargo transportation between Europe and Russia is to be launched on February 21, 2016. If the customs and the weather are favourable towards the new line, the service frequency can be up to three times per week. This will let partially diffuse a problem caused by the ban imposed on transportation of Russian cargoes across Poland. Yet, it is not clear if the new line will be able to change the truck haulage logistics on a long-term basis.