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2021 April 16
https://www.maritimeprofessional.com
Baltic Dry Index scales over 1-year peak
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, rose to its highest level since September 2019...
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2021 April 16
https://splash247.com
World Bank urges governments to stop spending on LNG bunkering infrastructure
The World Bank has a new report out this week on decarbonising maritime transport in which it specifically recommends countries pull back from investing in further LNG bunkering infrastructure...
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2021 April 16
https://www.offshore-energy.biz
PXGEO buys Vyacheslav Tikhonov vessel from Polarcus
PXGEO Seismic Services has entered into binding agreement to acquire Vyacheslav Tikhonov vessel from its current owner Polarcus...
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2021 April 16
https://splash247.com
Russia closing Kerch Strait for six months
Russia’s Ministry of Defense has reportedly announced it will close the waters leading to the Kerch Strait, which connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, for warships and non-commercial vessels...
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2021 April 15
https://www.reuters.com
Lebanon to ask Russia for help restoring port, building power plants
Lebanese Prime Minister designate Saad al-Hariri intends to ask Russia for economic assistance during a visit to Moscow later this week...
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2021 April 15
https://www.neweurope.eu
Russia’s Delo Group and Rosatom switch Novorossiysk port terminals to wind power
Delo Group, Russia’s largest transport and logistics holding, and Atomenergoprom, a company of state atomic corporation Rosatom consolidating all Russian civil assets, signed on April 13 an agreement for joint actions to promote switching of logistics terminals to low-carbon energy sources...
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2021 April 14
https://tass.com
Fesco to invest 800 mln rubles in development of container terminal in Novosibirsk
The Fesco transport group plans to invest 800 mln rubles in the development of its container terminal in Novosibirsk in 2021, as well as expand the terminal network in all regions of its presence...
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2021 April 14
https://sputniknews.com
Russia Building World’s ‘Most Powerful Fleet of Icebreakers,’ Putin Says as Race for Arctic Heats Up
Russia has committed significant resources to the Northern Sea Route – the transport artery it hopes will one day allow for sea-based cargos to be shipped en masse between Europe and Asia in as little as 19 days
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2021 April 9
https://www.offshore-energy.biz
Top dogs of South Korean shipbuilding industry eye carbon neutrality by 2050
The top six South Korean shipbuilding majors have set sights on achieving carbon neutrality in the sector by 2050, thus joining the global decarbonization push...
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2021 April 7
http://maritimeglobalnews.com
Suez Canal May Expand Southern Channel, Chairman Says
The Suez Canal Authority is considering expanding the southern section of the waterway where the container ship Ever Given became stranded...
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2021 April 7
https://www.rt.com
Russian state-run energy giant Gazprom increased shipments of natural gas to Europe by 30.7% in the first quarter of the current year...
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2021 April 7
https://www.dredgingtoday.com
Rosmorport begins VKMSK dredging program
FSUE Rosmorport’s dredging fleet started maintenance dredging operations on the Volga-Caspian Sea Shipping Canal (VKMSK) earlier this week...
2021 April 13
Aleksey Rakhmanov: USC to keep competitive prices
In his interview with IAA PortNews, Aleksey Rakhmanov, General Director of United Shipbuilding Corporation, told about the efforts of USC towards import substitution and keeping competitive price parameters as well as about completion of cruise ship Peotr Veliky and delivery of chemical tanker PortNews. Aleksey Rakhmanov: USC to keep competitive prices