Vladivostok Sea Fishing Port (Vladmorrybport) is the first port in Russia to introduce an electronic system to apply for a pass, the company said. The port says over 150 companies, partners and clients of Vladmorrybport from different regions of Russia, use this service already. The main purpose of the e-system for pass application is to…
Transneft Siberia held an emergency response drill to verify readiness for, and to train employees in actions in case of containment of an emergency oil spill to water surface in summer. The drills were held in the underwater crossing over three oil trunk pipelines via the Duvan River in Tyumen Region. Emergency line maintenance divisions…
In January-June Murmansk Sea Fishing Port handled 144,400 tons of cargo, down by 21.6% YoY, the stevedoring company’s statistics show. In the reported period, the company handled 86,400 tons of fish products (down by 17.5% YoY). In June the company handled 21,100 tons of cargo (down by 4.7% MoM), including 18,800 tons of fish products…
In May Russia exported 123 KMT of barley compared with 297.2 KMT in May 2015. Saudi Arabia and Iran were the main importers of Russian barley in May. Since the beginning of the current season barley exports from Russia have decreased by 18% to 4230.7 KMT. Thus, until the end of the current season barley…
Russia’s budget deficit may exceed the planned 3% and reach 3.2% of GDP in 2016, according to the documents released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, Russia’s budget deficit is on track to reach around 3% of budget deficit by the end of this year, which is in line…
The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has signed a basic non-disclosure agreement with Russia’s state-owned energy giant Zarubezhneft over two oil fields in the western Iran, NIOC said in a statement. Under the agreement, the Russian company will study West Paydar and Aban oil fields and present its proposals to increase the recovery rate of…
According to official data, by July 8, Russian farmers have threshed 2579 thousand ha (5.5%) of grains and legumes against 1777.5 thousand ha by the same date in 2015. 11221.5 KMT was harvested with average yield 4.35 MT/ha (in 2015 – 6698.4 KMT with 3.77 MT/ha). Wheat was threshed from 1670.3 thousand ha (6.1%), up…