Russia
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Offshore
GC Rieber icebreaker charter extended
GC Rieber Shipping has been awarded a two-year extension for the customised heavy icebreaker . The extension commences in September…
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Finance and Insurance
Sovcomflot closes in on $500m Moscow IPO
Sovocmflot, Russia’s largest shipowner, has floated the idea of listing on the Moscow Exchange again. The state-run company has long…
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Gas
Sovcomflot and Novatek seal order for 10 LNG carriers at Zvezda Shipyard
Smart LNG, the shipping joint venture between Russian companies Sovcomflot (SCF) and Novatek, has signed contracts with Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex…
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Europe
FESCO appoints new president
Russia’s Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) has appointed Arkady Korostelev as the new president of the company, effective from September…
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Europe
Sovcomflot sells aframax tanker
Russian state-run shipping major Sovcomflot has sold its 2002-built aframax tanker to UAE-based Khor Al Zubair Shipping. Both Clarksons and…
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Europe
Identity revealed of DNV GL employee accused of spying for Russia
More details have emerged about the DNV GL employee detained in Oslo and accused of working with Russian intelligence services.…
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Dry Cargo
Dajin Heavy and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding partner up on Aston bulker order
Chinese shipbuilding and ship design firm Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design has announced that its subsidiary yard Dajin Heavy Industry…
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Asia
DSME bags $748m Russian LNG barge deal
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a KRW900bn ($748m) order to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) barges…
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Asia
Sovcomflot completes landmark Northern Sea Route transit in May
For the first time on record a large ship has transited the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in May, weeks ahead…
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Europe
Controversial Russian bulk carrier departs UK waters for scrap
A Russian bulk carrier that grounded off the coast of southwest England 17 months ago is being towed away for…
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Americas
Washington places sanctions on another Rosneft subsidiary over Venezuela links
Another Rosneft subsidiary has been slapped by sanctions by the Trump administration in Washington for alleged links to Venezuela. The…
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Americas
Trump adds to growing concern about GPS interference
Donald Trump has this week directed the Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon, and the Commerce Department to minimise the…
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Europe
Sovcomflot and Novatek JV seal financing and charters for LNG carrier quartet
Smart LNG, the new Russian venture between Sovcomflot and Novatek, has signed financing and time charter agreements for four icebreaking…
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Middle East
DP World tables bid for 49% stake in Fesco
DP World’s on/off romance with one of Russia’s top maritime brands is back in the news. Russian newspaper Vesti Finance…
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Europe
GC Rieber and Prisco crew boat charters extended by Sakhalin Energy
Polar Baikal and Polar Piltun, crew boats part of a joint venture between GC Rieber Shipping and Prisco, have entered…
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Europe
Sovcomflot postpones vessel redelivery to Polarcus
Russian shipping major Sovcomflot (SCF) has postponed the scheduled redelivery of survey vessel to Polarcus. According to Polarcus, SCF will…
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Greater China
Rare mini-cape deal concluded
Brokers tell Splash that Rainbow Maritime has sold the 115,400 dwt mini-capesize bulk carrier for $16m to Ukraine’s Profy PP…
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Europe
Rosatom builds on its Arctic liner ambitions
Russian state nuclear company Rosatom is buying non-controlling stake in logistics firm Delo Group from its main owner Sergey Shishkarev,…
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Europe
Russia’s nuclear agency sets out to create 55-strong ice-class boxship fleet
Russia’s Rosatom Group has outlined how it intends to give the Suez Canal a run for its money, revealing it…
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Europe
FESCO bags ice class feeder
According to Alphaliner, Russia’s Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) has bought the 16-year-old 822 teu from German owner Reederei Bartels…
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