News and Announcements
Construction of gas carriers for the Arctic LNG 2 project shifted to 2024
April 26 2023 The terms for the construction of gas carriers commissioned by Sovcomflot for the Arctic LNG 2 project have been shifted by 1 year, deliveries will begin in 2024. This was announced by the company’s CEO Igor Tonkovidov, RIA Novosti reports. Initially, the construction of the lead tanker was expected to be completed…
TransContainer and Chinese logistics company agreed on joint delivery of goods to Russia and Belarus
April 17 2023 PJSC TransContainer (part of Delo Group) and Heilongjiang International Logistics Company Dragon-Link LLC (a subsidiary of Heilongjiang Transportation Investment Group, China) will jointly develop container transportation from China to Russia and Belarus. The document provides for cooperation in the field of organizing the delivery of goods through land border and the ports…
FESCO has put the third vessel into operation between Russia and Vietnam and increased the line capacity by 44%
April 12 2023 The FESCO Transportation Group has put the third vessel into operation on the regular FESCO Vietnam Direct Line (FVDL) between Russia and Vietnam, thereby increasing its capacity by 44% to 2.3 thousand TEU. Since April 11, FESCO Askold, a container ship with a capacity of 700 TEU, has joined the container ships…
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ARTICLES IN THE UPCOMING ISSUE
ON SOME ASPECTS OF GRAIN MARKET LOGISTICS IN RUSSIA AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC
Sergei M. Smirnov, PhD
“…it is important for understanding how destructively political decisions can affect the economy, and what do the activities of respected international organizations look like at present. A little over two years ago, the WHO “distinguished itself” by rushing to declare a deadly COVID-19 pandemic and after that essentially withdrew itself from coordinating efforts in the fight against the disease, not to mention leading the process. The genie has been released from the bottle. Chaotic lockdowns, quarantines, the war of vaccines, etc., dealt a powerful blow to global supply chains, led to a general imbalance in the global economy, shortages and precipitous price increases in a number of its key areas.”
INVITATION TO DISCUSSION
Article by Felix A.Shamrai, Director of Arctic Center St.Petersburg State Marine Technical University: The Northern Sea Transit Corridor As the Future of Russia in Global Logistics
How to reduce the cost of container shipping by 25% and compete with the Suez Canal by developing the domestic Arctic routes. https://marinejournal.info/?p=292