Tuesday, October 8, 2024
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia wanted to retain its “superiority” in the Arctic and that it planned to renew its icebreaker fleet to bolster its presence there, Reuters reports. Moscow has stepped up its efforts to tap the region’s commercial potential, including by increasing freight traffic on the...
The Russian tanker General Azi Aslanov hit by an explosion in the Sea of Azov was in good repair, chief of the Emergency Ministry’s directorate in the Krasnodar Region Oleg Volynkin told reporters, TASS informs. "According to the information we obtained, the vessel that underwent maintenance was in good repair....
Russia’s newest nuclear-powered icebreaker, the Arktika, will start operating in the Arctic waters of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in December after the vessel’s acceptance and delivery certificate was signed on Wednesday, RT reported. According to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, who visited the flag-raising ceremony in Murmansk, the deployment...
The Main Construction Expert Review Agency (Glavgosexpertiza) of Russia has approved the design engineering surveys for construction of the remaining section of the airport main taxiway and adjacent parts of other taxiways at Sheremetyevo International Airport. The work is part of the second stage of the reconstruction of the Sh-1 sector...
Russia’s state-owned infrastructure company Avtodor and Chinese tech giant Huawei have agreed to develop high-speed toll roads in Russia, RT reported. According to Avtodor’s press service, the partners have agreed “to identify new potential areas and projects for cooperation in the construction and operation of expressways in Russia, including on...
The highway bridge linking Russia and China over the Amur River is expected to be operational as soon as November, according to Amur Oblast Governor Vasily Orlov. The bridge is set to boost economic ties between the two nations, Russia Today reports. “The infrastructure and all the services are ready....
The General Board of State Expert Review (Glavgosexpertiza of the Russia) has approved plans for the reconstruction of Runway-1 at Sheremetyevo International Airport based on a revised design documentation and engineering survey. Glavgosexpertiza of Russia had approved the design documentation and engineering survey in May 2019 for several stages...
Moscow Cargo LLC took part in the international online forum for the development of cargo routes NETWORK CARGO ONLINE on August 25-26. The forum was initiated by the Center for Strategic Research in Civil Aviation (CSR CA), one of the largest organizers of professional aviation events. The forum, held on...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is counting on an increase in the pace of road construction in Russia, he said in an interview on Thursday with workers who were building the Tavrida highway in Crimea, TASS reported. "I hope that it will not be maintained, I hope that it will be...
The Russian Ministry of Transport intends in cooperation with Russian Railways to perform trials of driverless trains at a virtual test ground to be developed by mid-December 2020, Izvestiya newspaper reports on Sunday. A simulator will make possible to test operability of automated trains software, using railway conditions simulation and...