Kitak Lim, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will visit Russia in September 2017, a Transport Ministry’s official told IAA PortNews. Vitaly Klyuyev, Director of the Transport Ministry’s Department…
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Sovcomflot’s 16th annual Business Partners Meeting held in Moscow
On 23-24 September 2017, SCF Group (PAO Sovcomflot) held its 16th annual Business Partners Meeting, which this year took place in Moscow. About 200 delegates attended, from organisations including: major…
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RUSCON acquires top Russian logistics company SLG-Operating
RUSCON, a leading container transport company in Russia, has significantly expanded its range of operations through the acquisition of SLG-Operating (Smart Logistics Group-Operating). SLG-Operating is one of Russia’s largest logistics…
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Sovcomflot’s Board of Directors expresses its satisfaction with company’s performance in 2015
At a meeting held in Moscow on 13 April 2016, the Board of Directors of PAO Sovcomflot reviewed the results of the company’s operations during 2015. The Board gave provisional approval…
MANP Terminal near Moscow, part of the GCS Group, has begun handling a new block train service bringing chemicals/chemical products from Urumqi in north-west China. The trains, operated by Transcontainer,…
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TT Club highlights the special nature of freight liability in Russia
International freight insurer TT Club convened a special seminar at the recent conference on transport and logistics, Trans Russia in Moscow. Lead by TT Club’s General Manager, EMEA, Kevin King…
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Ruscon looks to double service from the Russian Pacific to Moscow
Ruscon, part of the GCS Group, is considering doubling the frequency of its weekly fixed day intermodal service from the port of Vostochniy in the Russian Pacific to Moscow. The block train service, with a…
OAO Sovcomflot (“SCF Group”), Russia’s largest shipping company and a global leader in seaborne energy transportation and offshore services, today announces its financial and operating results for the six months…
Russian insurers face premium and reserving risks, Fitch Ratings warns, By James Brewer The Russian insurance sector remains over-reliant on loss-making motor business, where new rules have made it even…
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Sovcomflot extends cooperation with Sakhalin Energy
Companies sign agreements for long-term operation of three vessels for the Sakhalin-2 project. Moscow, – SCF Group (Sovcomflot) and Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (Sakhalin Energy) have signed a contract…
Ruscon, part of the GCS Group, has launched a weekly fixed day block train from Moscow to the Far East of Russia. The train, with a capacity of 154TEU (77FEU)…
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Sakhalin Energy and Sovcomflot extend cooperation
The companies have signed a number of agreements for construction and long-term operation of the vessels for Sakhalin-2 project. At an official ceremony in Moscow, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd.…
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Russian Union of Marine Insurers third conference rated an international success…
Russian Union of Marine Insurers third conference rated an international success, with frank debates on Arctic shipping and other key issues, By James Brewer Shipping, insurance, legal and government experts…
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Ust-Luga Express offers weekly container rail services to MANP inland terminal
A new weekly rail service, the Ust-Luga Express, has been launched to offer shippers a regular and reliable rail service between Ust-Luga Container Terminal on the Baltic Sea and the…