News and Announcements
Chukotka Port of Anyuisk Will Expand to Support the Largest Investment Project in the Region
January 30 2023 Mr. Roman Kopin, Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous District discussed plans for the development of the river port in the village of Anyuisk with representatives of the “NTService” company, a resident of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. The company is implementing a program to construct a port hub in…
FESCO diesel-electric ship Vasily Golovnin set off on a new Antarctic expedition
January 25 2023 According to FESCO, the ship left the port of Cape Town last week and is already on its way to the Indian research stations Bharati and Maitri. The diesel-electric ship will deliver a team of Indian polar explorers, fuel and provisions there. It will also take out household and technical garbage from…
A consortium led by India’s Adani Group completes the purchase of the port of Haifa in northern Israel
January 11 2023 A consortium led by India’s Adani Group has completed the purchase of the port of Haifa in northern Israel for 4 billion shekels ($1.15 billion), Reuters reported with reference to Israel’s Finance Ministry. The sale of one of Israel’s main seaports took five years. The Israeli government has said it is selling…
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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