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Europe
PAO Novoship appoints new president
PAO Novoship, part of Russia’s Sovcomflot Group, has elected Alexey Khaydukov as the company’s new president. Khaydukov replaces Yury Tsvetkov,…
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Europe
Drunk Russian master arrested in Sweden
Swedish authorities have referred another seafarer to a local court for being found to be intoxicated as his ship ran…
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Gas
Global gas trades reshaped as ship crosses Northern Sea Route unassisted from Yamal to China
In a landmark moment reshaping global gas trades the laden LNG carrier arrived at the Bering Strait today, completing an…
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Europe
Fesco fleet sale gathers pace
Hard pressed Russian transport giant Fesco has let go of another ship. The nine-year-old 1,730 teu has fetched just over…
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Europe
Sovcomflot and Novatek form gas shipping partnership
Russia’s state run shipping company Sovcomflot has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Novatek, a major independent natural gas producer…
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Europe
Novatek forms Maritime Arctic Transport to centralise Arctic shipping interests
PAO Novatek, Russia’s largest independent gas production and sales company, has created a transportation subsidiary names Maritime Arctic Transport. The…
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Europe
Big baby cape order from Russia
A month after Russian oil product supplier Amurskaya Neftebaza made headlines for ordering a 4,500 dwt tanker at China’s Dajin…
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Greater China
Aston orders bulker pair at Dajin Heavy Industries
Russia food and ingredients supplier Aston has placed an order at China’s Dajin Heavy Industries for the construction of two…
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Europe
Russian transport tycoon arrested on embezzlement charges
The Russian authorities have arrested billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov, a key player in Russia’s transport sector, on charges of embezzling over…
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Europe
Amurskaya Neftebaza orders tanker at Dajin Heavy Industry
Russian oil product supplier Amurskaya Neftebaza has placed an order at China’s Dajin Heavy Industry, a subsidiary yard of Shanghai…
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Europe
Putin vows to increase traffic tenfold along the Northern Sea Route by 2025
Russian president Vladimir Putin has sought to increase traffic along the Northern Sea Route tenfold by 2025. Delivering his state-of-the-nation…
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Europe
UTLC Eurasian Rail Alliance: A growing challenge to liners from Asia to Europe
The UTLC Eurasian Rail Alliance, a China – Europe rail container service provider, is looking to further expand its service…
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Europe
Shell charters two LNG-fuelled aframaxes from Sovcomflot
Sovcomflot has signed time-charter agreements with Shell for two dual-fuelled aframax tankers. The vessels are part of a series of…
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Europe
Sovcomflot taps Sberbank for finance
Russia’s biggest lender Sberbank and the country’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot have signed a 14-year project finance agreement worth $106m.…
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Europe
Bitcoin used in landmark freight deal
The Prime Shipping Foundation -an open-source project by Gibraltar-based Quorum Capital and shipbroker Interchart – has revealed it was behind…
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Europe
Prisco back in buying mode two years on from chapter 11
Primorsk International Shipping (Prisco) is back in buying mode two years after it sought chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Splash understands…
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Maritime CEO
Gazpromneft-Lubricants: International expansion coming up
Watch out for the Gazprom lube brand to make a significant splash across the world next year. While Gazpromneft-Lubricants continues…
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Europe
Sovcomflot in for more Samho aframaxes
One of the most aggressive buyers of aframax newbuilds this year is back in South Korea for more. Broker Intermodal…
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Europe
Second officer found dead on Russian car carrier
The second officer onboard the Russian car carrier was found dead on Sunday while the ship was docked at Japan’s…
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Europe
FESCO shareholders approve debt restructuring scheme
Russian owner FESCO has obtained an approval from the majority of its shareholders regarding a debt restructuring scheme for the…
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