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  • Following evaluation by ExxonMobil, operator of the Sakhalin-1 project in Russia, Kvaerner Masa-Yards Inc., Finland, and Far-Eastern Shipping Company PLC (FESCO), Russia, signed contracts for the design and construction of two icebreaking stand-by and supply vessels for the Sakhalin-1 project. The contracts are still subject to approval by the Central Bank of Russia and to issues related to post-delivery financing.

    With the contract for the second ship to be confirmed by early November 2003, both Kvaerner Masa-Yards and FESCO have agreed not to publish the value of either of the contracts at this stage. The contracts will not be recorded to Kvaerner Masa-Yards' order reserve until all approvals and financing have been confirmed. The vessels, which will measure 328 ft. (100 m) overall and a 4,000 dwt, are due for delivery in 2005 and will be operating in the harsh Okhotsk Sea environment in the Sakhalin area in Far-East Russia. Their shaft power is 13 MW and they will each be fitted with two azimuthing rudder propellers. These ships are based on the "double-acting" concept for icebreakers, which was developed by the Arctic Technology Center (MARC), part of Kvaerner Masa-Yards Inc.

    In this concept the vessel meets the most difficult ice conditions moving with the ship's stern first, using azimuthing electric propulsion. By this, less power is needed and the ship's bow can be optimized for efficient open water operation. The operating conditions in the Sakhalin area are demanding with freezing temperatures down to - 40°C and difficult ice conditions with ice ridges up to 20 m deep and solid ice exceeding 1.5 m in thickness.

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  • Academy in New London, Connecticut, the heads of eight agencies fulfilling the functions of Coast Guard of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden, and the United States signed a Joint Statement formally establishing the Arctic Coast Guard Forum (ACGF). The ACGF is an independent

  • of communication, access to world markets, and diplomatic partnerships. However, it is becoming increasingly alarming that nations such as Iran, China and Russia seek to accumulate/consolidate power and re-define international maritime norms, potentially at the peril of diplomatic, economic, and military bonds

  • The world is closely watching several contentious flash points that have potential to ignite.   The behavior and rhetoric of China and Russia regarding vital shipping lanes in international waters have been alarming. Disputed sovereignty claims and efforts to enforce them have the maritime world on edge.

  • .    Competition, too, may be providing impetus for giant shipyard schemes at Ras El-Khair in Saudi Arabia and at Sabetta and Bolshoi Kamen in the Russian Far North and Far East. For Saudi, rival Qatar’s shipyards produce large and small vessels, and its fleet of LNG carriers is large and emboldened

  • Oceans is under development, and “we have also discussed with Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany.”  Hokkanen expressed concerns about recent proposals in Russia which would result in restricting, on Russia’s Northern Sea Route, western Polar icebreaker services. “We certainly hope that these legal changes will

  • substantial oil combattant capacity. Arctech Helsinki Shipyard The first two new Arctic offshore supply vessels, Vitus Bering and Aleksey Chirikov for Russia’s Sovcomflot (SCF Group) were recently delivered by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. The vessels are designed for extreme environmental conditions of the

  • the Shipbuilders Council of America, recently quoted a Wall Street Journal report by staff reporter Bill Paul on a "worrisome trend" implicit in Russia's expanding ocean shipping fleet which now "blankets the globe." His timely article makes these points: "Soviet shipping policy, in contrast to

  • operation in ice conditions encountered in Gulf of Finland, mainly between our two refineries in Porvoo and Naantali and Primorsk Oil Terminal in Russia. In practice these vessels are as pipeline extension from Russia to our refineries in Finland,” said Captain Ari Inkinen, fleet manager for Neste Oil

  • Russia has more polar icebreakers than the rest of the world combined. America has one polar icebreaker and that one is well past its prime. There has been talk of sharing icebreakers. Sharing may work with allies, who are generally on the same page. Sharing will not work with Russia, which views the world

  • for the nation’s security, asserting its sovereign rights, and protecting its long-term economic interests.  That ship is the Polar Security Cutter.Since Russia cashed the check in 1867 for the purchase of Alaska the U.S. has been an Arctic nation.  Today, it is one of eight countries that have territorial

  • unit has successfully moved the 312-ft. (9.5-m) square concrete island drilling structure Orlan from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Sovietskaya Gavan in the Russian Far East for Sakhalin 1 Project operator. Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL), a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation. The Orlan (ex Glomar Beaufort

  • MR Feb-24#6 .212.477.6700  
quagmire, with Russia’s 
Awar in the Ukraine)
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    L I N K . C O M s the world increasingly HQ 118 E. 25th St., 2nd Floor becomes a geopolitical New York, NY 10010 USA T +1.212.477.6700 quagmire, with Russia’s Awar in the Ukraine soon CEO John C. O’Malley entering year three and disparate groups [email protected] aiming to disrupt commerce by

  • MT Jan-24#9  mine 
ment, including Russia, China, North and South)
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    . In many ways, actors are known to have such combat AUVs under develop- we are witnessing the real-time evolution of offensive mine ment, including Russia, China, North and South Korea, In- warfare via the deployment of hybrid weapons leveraging dia, Taiwan, Israel, France, the UK, Australia, and the

  • MT Jan-24#8  developed by Brave1, a 
and Russian troops have successfully)
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    being unveiled in recent months not only in the air and on the battle? eld, where Ukrainian – Toloka, a family of OWA AUVs developed by Brave1, a and Russian troops have successfully employed one-way at- Ukrainian defense technology cluster, and Marichka, a large tack (OWA) aerial drones, but also at sea

  • MN Nov-23#25  to 
designs worldwide, and Russia & China report SMR sys-)
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    Column Nuclear lion by 2026. There are over 19 companies developing hydrogen or the proposed list of alternative fuels offered to designs worldwide, and Russia & China report SMR sys- meet IMO emission goals. tems in operation. The technology, no different than the Building a ? nancial model to address

  • MR Nov-23#68 . Sixty nations are partici-
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
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    as Saildrone and MARTAC under a contractor- the inherent advantages of unmanned technologies. owned, contractor-operated model. Sixty nations are partici- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought new attention to pating in IMX 22. It is the largest unmanned exercise in the the value of using unmanned systems

  • MR Aug-23#24  of pipelined gas 
from Russia had to be replaced in)
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    operation in a range between 57 feet and 75 feet above the waterline. LNG Carrier Logjam Meanwhile, in the LNG sector, supplies of pipelined gas from Russia had to be replaced in a hurry last year during the months following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. LNG im- ports to Europe, much of the gas coming

  • MR Jun-23#19 just two miles from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters)
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    just two miles from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters. reporting requirements for “covered entities” who operate But eyewitnesses and webcams proved both ships were tied “critical infrastructure” in 16 sectors designated under federal to a pier almost 200 miles away, demonstrating a capability law

  • MR May-23#27  new 
China’s re-opening, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
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    lithium There are many factors at work, but post-Covid recovery, supplies could not sustain a long-term switch without new China’s re-opening, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have technologies. www.marinelink.com 27 MR #5 (18-33).indd 27 5/1/2023 10:04:12 A

  • MR May-23#24 . 
gas pipelines that run from Russia to Europe under the Bal-)
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    remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to perform One need look no further than the sabotage of Nord Stream these inspections. gas pipelines that run from Russia to Europe under the Bal- This is good as far as it goes, but ROVs have a limited ? eld tic Sea to understand the vulnerability of sea-based energy

  • MT Mar-23#10  against an expansionist Russia.) And 
weapon – the CAPTOR)
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    of Blocker mines to strengthen its coast- The Hammerhead is actually a throwback to a Cold War-era al defense capabilities against an expansionist Russia.) And weapon – the CAPTOR (EnCAPsulated TORpedo) mine. It Danish company SH Defence markets a containerized mine- is a deep water, anti-submarine

  • MT Mar-23#9  sea mine stockpiles vary, 
but Russia is thought to possess)
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    mines have threatened grain ship- ments, and may have staved off a Rus- sian amphibious assault on Odessa. Estimates of sea mine stockpiles vary, but Russia is thought to possess as many as a quarter million, with eighty thou- sand for China, ? fty thousand for North Korea, and between three and six thou- sand

  • MT Mar-23#4  times in subsea circles. Russia’s invasion of and continued)
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    continued geopolitical unrest – or perhaps because of it – these are some excit- Contributing Writers ing and fast-moving times in subsea circles. Russia’s invasion of and continued war with Kevin Hardy Ukraine has effectively served a s a catalyst to fast-track a number of subsea initiatives, Celia

  • MR Feb-23#25  fossil fu-
els, and as Russia’s war in Ukraine has proven)
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    in 2022 were electric. That said, the world remains a solid generation or two away from a signi? cant divorce from traditional fossil fu- els, and as Russia’s war in Ukraine has proven, energy se- curity tops most countries’ agendas. “The transition, the talk of transition, the prospect of transition from

  • MR Feb-23#24  off like a bullet due to the Russian cut-off 
when he started)
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    FPSO MARKET UPDATE Copyright Rawf8/AdobeStock and the new ones are very large,” said McCaul, noting that booming, it’s taking off like a bullet due to the Russian cut-off when he started covering the market in the mid-1990s, 60,000 of pipeline gas to Europe,” said McCaul. “[The Russian gas bpd output was

  • MR Feb-23#6 .com
anniversary of Russia’s invasion  units ordered)
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    Energy Editor ebruary 2023 marks the one-year While the market is small in the number of Bartolomej Tomic [email protected] anniversary of Russia’s invasion units ordered and delivered annually – with of Ukraine, and with no end to IMA/WER projecting between 9 to 11 to be Production Manager Irina

  • MT Jan-23#14  operations. And as Russia 
org/articles/10.3389/
continue)
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    in the map- https://www.frontiersin. ping of mine? elds, providing additional data points to aid in expediting mine countermeasures operations. And as Russia org/articles/10.3389/ continues to move forward with the development of the Posei- fmars.2022.901348/ don nuclear-armed, nuclear-powered AUV, DAS

  • MR Jan-23#36  over the second half 
Although Russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
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    warned that a shortage of vessel will now operate under the name Norside Cetus. suitable installation and support vessels over the second half Although Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed the of the decade is likely, just as infrastructure development is energy backdrop, generating a rebound in

  • MR Jan-23#22  en- ropean Union, India, Russia and the Middle East accounting)
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    , too. the associated CO2 emissions), with the United States, the Eu- 2 In step with effective combustion, Foldager said overall en- ropean Union, India, Russia and the Middle East accounting gine reliability is paramount. “It has to be reliable. There’s for a further 8-10% each. It is traded globally, with

  • MR Nov-22#25  would not inherently prevent Russia from remotely bomb-
though)
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    pensive and direct force against international aggression. ritory of their friends) as the United States or China can. (Al- It would not inherently prevent Russia from remotely bomb- though it does require friendly nations and that by itself is an ing Ukraine into submission, but it would prevent, or at least

  • MR Nov-22#24 Back to the Drawing Board 
Russia may choose to engage the)
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    Back to the Drawing Board Russia may choose to engage the US delivery ship, but that This approach takes little treaty work and can be very ? uid, is a violation of international trade and an act of war no dif- which tends to be a game theory advantage. As such, if inter- ferent than intercepting a US

  • MR Nov-22#6  & Graphic Design
courtesy of Russia’s war in the Ukraine,)
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    [email protected] globally, continued geopolitical con? ict A niche yet interesting market to watch Production & Graphic Design courtesy of Russia’s war in the Ukraine, is the advance of ? oating power plants, Nicole Ventimiglia and increasing levels of energy security our cover story as

  • MT Sep-22#4 , military markets, premised on Russia’s war with Ukraine and)
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    .com In evaluating ‘hot’ markets that have driven business in 2022 and promise to continue in 2023 and beyond, military markets, premised on Russia’s war with Ukraine and all that Production & Graphic Design Nicole Ventimiglia it potentially entails; and offshore wind and its meteoric rise

  • MN Oct-22#14  the 
Arctic and how has recent Russian aggression 
water presence)
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    of interest. China What are the Coast Guard’s priorities in the has declared interest as well in the Arctic. So having on the Arctic and how has recent Russian aggression water presence to counter that is critical to our sovereignty impacted these? LF: I get asked this question a lot too. And I always start

  • MR Sep-22#53  300. The 
alternative is a Russian, Rosatom reac-
tor, but)
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    SMR with a 40-year fuel life for marine propul- sion. Singapore, too, has a ship-shaped reactor test bed called Earth 300. The alternative is a Russian, Rosatom reac- tor, but it would need to refuel, at best, every ? ve years, says Lewis. To refuel, the unit needs to return to Russia for re- fueling