Shipping to double on Northern Sea Route
KIRKENES. More than 1,5 million tons of goods will be shipped along the Northern Sea Route in 2012, regional authorities in Murmansk say.
Murmansk goes cross-border
KIRKENES: Transnational ideas and interaction is a powerful engine for development, Guvernor Dmitry Dmitriyenko says in the Kirkenes Conference.
Yet another naval fire in Murmansk
A fire broke out aboard the coast guard vessel “Ural” yesterday while it was docked in Murmansk. This is the third fire in a military vessel in only six weeks.
Putin’s cousin invests in Murmansk
Igor Putin, the Prime Minister’s cousin, plans to build an international port in Pechenga close to the border to Norway.
All time high at Lapland borders
Never before has so many crossed the borders between Russia’s Kola Peninsula and Finland.
Yara drops cross-border processing idea
Will be too expensive to process Lapland ore on Russia’s Kola Peninsula.
FSB softens border regime
Tears down newly established check-point in the border zone road towards Norway.
Reconstructs before demolishing
Norway is urgently expanding its border station to Russia to meet booming traffic. The new constructions will however soon be demolished to clear the way for a brand new border station.
