Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan to take steps for North-South corridor’s development

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Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan will take measures on the development of transportation infrastructure, including the North-South international transportation corridor, the draft declaration says. “The sides intend to support efforts to integrate regional transportation and communication opportunities aimed at creating an economically profitable and environmentally friendly transportation infrastructure”, says the declaration that should be approved by…

Russia: Solar Energy to build 6 solar plants in Astrakhan Region

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Russian group of companies Solar Energy received the right to invest 12 billion rubles in construction of six solar power stations in several districts of southern Astrakhan Region, the regional government said in a statement on August 5. “Companies KompleksIndustriya and Energoholding, part of the Solar Energy group of companies, have received the rights for…

Russia: Yamal Airlines passenger flow down in H1 2016

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In the first half of 2016, the passenger flow of Yamal Airlines decreased by 8.3% YoY, to 534,357, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency informed. The passenger turnover fell by 17%, to 981.631 million passenger-kilometers, the passenger load factor dropped by 8.6%, to 61.4%. Cargo and mail handling grew by 8%, to 1.176 thousand tons. JSC…

Russia: Ukrainian, German and Swedish observers to fly under Open Skies

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Ukrainian, German and Swedish experts will carry out a joint observation flight over Russian territory under the Open Skies Treaty this week, the acting head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Nuclear Risk Reduction Center Sergei Zabello said. Zabello added that the flight would take place along an agreed route and Russian specialists on board of…

Russia: SNSZ launches fiberglass superstructure for 20380-series corvette

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Saint-Petersburg-based Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (SNSZ, a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) on August 4, launched a multideck fiberglass superstructure for the 20380-series corvette, being constructed at Severnaya Verf Shipyard. The shipbuilding firm says, the superstructure will soon be towed to the customer for its further installation on the ship. SNSZ has already delivered five similar…

Russia: passenger port of St. Petersburg welcomes 13 cruise ships

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On August 1-7, Passenger Port Saint Petersburg handled 13 cruise ships with a total of 16,100 passengers on board, the port manager Marine Facade PLC said. The overall stopover time was 23 vessel/day with 113,864 passenger operations. The services provided included: potable water supply – 3770 cbm; collection / disposal of 200 cbm of waste…

Russia: Kerch Strait ferry line carries 330,000 passengers in the first week of August 2016

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The Kerch Strait ferry line on August 1-7, transported 74,000 cars, 9,000 trucks and 333,000 passengers, the Russian Transport Ministry said. Passenger traffic on the line increased by 28% from the seven-month period in 2015, the number of transported passenger cars – by 27%, of trucks – by 65%. In the reporting period 37,254 passengers…