2018 April 2

https://realnoevremya.com

Russia, North Korea considering construction of second bridge

Russia and North Korea, which have no automobile checkpoints and only one railway bridge on their short border, want to open a new connection in order to increase trade cooperation...

2018 April 2

https://www.channelnewsasia.com

Shares in assets of Russia's Summa group fall after billionaire owner detained

Shares in Russian transport companies that are part-owned by Summa Group fell on Monday after its billionaire owner Ziyavudin Magomedov was detained on embezzlement charges...

2018 April 2

https://maritime-executive.com

The Strategic Importance of Alternate Container Transit Routes

Emerging future weather patterns have the potential to affect northern shipping between the Bering Strait and Atlantic Ocean as well as future rainfall in Central America...

2018 March 30

https://www.japantimes.co.jp

Japan’s first ice-breaking LNG tanker enters service in Arctic Ocean

Shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. put an ice-breaking tanker into service in the Arctic Ocean on Thursday to transport liquefied natural gas from a Russian plant to Europe, becoming the first Japanese firm to own and operate such a vessel...

2018 March 30

https://www.maritime-executive.com

Ukraine and Russia Face Off Over Fishing Boat

Ukrainian border forces detained the Russian-flagged, Crimean-registered fishing vessel Nord in the Sea of Azov, along with her crew of 10 fishermen...

2018 March 30

https://www.platts.com

Fifth Novatek icebreaker loads first cargo from Yamal LNG plant

Novatek had scheduled to export three cargoes in 2017 after the $27 billion facility loaded its first on December 8, and a further 14 by the end of March...

2018 March 28

https://worldmaritimenews.com

Alphaliner: Major Capacity Boost Expected in April

An abundance of new service launches will help employ container ship newbuildings and give a further boost to the charter market in April...

2018 March 28

https://www.hafen-hamburg.de

Berenberg/HWWI Study: Shipping in an era of digital transformation

The new technological means to process masses of data and link them intelligently with algorithms make possible an entirely new level of communication and networking...

2018 March 27

https://sputniknews.com

Russian Company Delivers First LNG Cargo to India

Russia’s Novatek gas company announced on Tuesday that it had delivered its first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced by the Novatek-led Yamal LNG project to India...

2018 March 27

https://www.platts.com

Far East Russian ESPO crude differentials dip on softer Chinese demand

Price differentials for Far East Russian crude ESPO Blend have been on a steady downtrend in March, with demand for the sour crude blend significantly impacted by bleak Chinese demand...

2018 March 27

https://www.ajot.com

Baltic Ports see business opportunities inherent in Polar Silk Road to China

Ports in the Baltic region are building up an effective trading route, the Polar Silk Road, to China with some Nordic shippers touting it as a “win-win” situation...

2018 March 26

https://steelguru.com/

Volga Shipping Company named “Industry Leader” in “Cargo Shipping Company” nomination

Volga Shipping Company (a company of UCL Holding) announced the winner of the competition held by the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency...