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In Helsinki in the shipyard ”Arktek”, laid the keels for icebreakers-suppliers.

January 25, 2012

The Russian and Finnish shipbuilders laid the keel in Helsinki for two icebreakers-suppliers, building by order of the Ministry of Transport for use in the Sakhalin oil deposits. Order by the Contractor is a shipyard ”Arktek” / Archtech Helsinki Shipyard Oy / – a joint venture between Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation / USC / and STX Finland.

”General Troshev” in the ranks

January 24, 2012

Today ”Hotcha Marine Engineering” has completed sea trials and has given the customer a large freezer trawler ”General Troshev”.

The atomic icebreaker ”50 Years of Victory” is preparing to go to the Baltic.

January 20, 2012

The world’s largest nuclear icebreaker ”50 Years of Victory” is preparing to leave Murmansk towards the Baltic States to work in the Gulf.

The tenth ship of project RSD 44 is launched for Volga Shipping Company.

January 19, 2012

There was the launching of the tenth ship, completing a series of universal dry cargo project RSD 44, built for the Volga Shipping.

JSC ”Sea Port St. Petersburg” updated equipment

January 18, 2012

As part of the modernization of the ”Sea Port St. Petersburg” (JSC ”St. Petersburg MP”), on the piers of the company are delivered two self-propelled crane on pneumatic run Liebherr LHM 600 models capable of transshipping bulk and heavy cargoes of total weight up to 140 tons.

Results of navigation on inland waterways of Russia in 2011

January 17, 2012

Organizations of inland waterway transport sent to recipients by 20.7% more goods compared with 2010 during navigation period 2011. Total shipments reached 126.6 thousand tons, including domestic traffic – 108.6 thousand tons (+ 23.6%); in foreign traffic – 18.0 million tons (+5.8%).

Volume of cargo handling in seaports of Russia for 2011

January 17, 2012

The volume of cargo handling in seaports of Russia for January – December 2011 amounted to 535.3 million tons, up 1.8% more than in January-December 2010. Of the total volume dry cargo handling amounted to 234.4 million tons, up 10.8% more than in January-December 2010. Liquid cargo handling decreased by 4.3% to 300.9 million tons.

Russia intends to increase the area by expanding the boundaries in the Arctic

January 10, 2012

Officials have already decided that the best way to do it on paper. Ministry of Economic Development proposes to amend the baselines for calculating areas of the shelf and exclusive economic zone, according to a government source. The special charm of these changes is that they do not require the approval of other countries, but the boundaries will move hundreds of miles.

Baltic Plant launched a tanker ”Maria”

January 10, 2012

In St. Petersburg, the “Baltic Plant”, December 29, was held a ceremonial launch of oil tanker “Mary.”

Gazprom and Eni discuss progress with South Stream

December 20, 2011

The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Paolo Scaroni, Chief Executive Officer of Eni.