On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… a partridge in a pear tree, according to the ancient English carol, but here at Baird Maritime, that’s the cue for a dozen topical features on the offshore industry. Lovers of yuletide traditions – and even those of you who are checking your phone […]
Regular long-range deployments by its Persian Gulf-based warships ensure that the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) maintains a relatively high profile. Less well-known, however, are the operations of the service’s small Northern Fleet, which operates in the Caspian Sea. This fleet was very...
Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation, via its Lotos Shipyard division, has completed the main construction phase of the river cruise ship Pyotr Velikiy (“Peter the Great”). The newbuild is owned by Moscow River Shipping Company and is to be operated by Mosturflot. It belongs to the Project...
(Bloomberg) — Kazakhstan is buying tankers to ship its oil across across the Caspian and Black Seas, the latest sign that central Asia’s largest crude producer is seeking alternatives to…
https://gcaptain.com/kazakhstan-diversifies-oil-export-routes-with-tanker-purchases/
The Canadian Coast Guard has expanded its fleet of icebreakers with the recent acquisition of a vessel originally built for towage duties in the Caspian Sea off Kazakhsta ..
The post VESSEL REFIT | Judy LaMarsh – Former Caspian Sea tug joins Canadian Coast Guard icebreaking fleet appeared first on Ba...
Construction begins on a new LNG-fuelled cruise ship as orders are placed for sea/river cruise ships for Russia, an ice-capable expedition ship for a US operator, and two ..
The post Passenger Vessel News Roundup | February 22 – US and Russian cruise ships plus harbour ferries for Hong Kong appeared...
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) recently took delivery of the second vessel in a series of two locally-built Ro-Pax ferries that are also capable of transporti ..
Caspian Mainport Aktau, the Kazakhstan branch of Athens-based marine services and logistics company the CMI Offshore Group, has begun operating a new self-propelled air c ..
The post VESSEL REVIEW | Argymak – Long-range hovercraft barge with 150-tonne carrying capacity appeared first on Baird...
Last month, US President Joe Biden slammed ExxonMobil, complaining that the energy company made “more money than God”. “We’re gonna make sure that everybo ..
The post COLUMN | “More money than God” – How will the supermajors spend their bumper profits? [Offshore Accounts] appeared first on Baird...
By Golnar Motevalli Jun 12, 2022,(Bloomberg) —Iran’s state-run shipping company said it started its first transfer of Russian goods to India, using a new trade corridor that transits the Islamic Republic,…
https://gcaptain.com/iran-tests-trade-corridor-ship-russian-goods-india/