Today we mark the 70 years anniversary for one of the many events that took place in the Northern areas of Norway, Russia and Finland during WWII. On August 16, 1940, the Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha, the Princesses Ragnhild and Astrid and Prince...
Loaded with iron ore concentrate, the first ever foreign flag bulk carrier might sail the Northeast Passage in early September. Climate changes with melting Arctic sea ice will change the shipping routes from Europe to Asia, says the Norwegian ship o...
The head of the Norwegian Barents Secretariat’s Russian offices, Andrey Shalyov, is to become Norway’s Honorary Consul in Arkhangelsk. The Honorary Consulate will be opened in September.
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Read all the articles related to the historical state visit to Norway by Russia’s President Dmitri Medvedev. After almost 40 years of negotiations Norway and Russia reached a deal on maritime delimitation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean.
Head of the Russian navy, Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky, gave a clear instruction to the submarine yard Sevmash in Severodvinsk to speed up the on-going construc...
The vessel, which will become one Russia’s most lethal Navy weapons, the strategic nuclear submarine “Yuri Dolgorukii”, has returned to Severodvinsk after su...
The next test launch of the Bulava-missile will take place 5-7 September, a source involved in the project told Russian media.
This Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the “Kursk” submarine disaster. Today, Russia and Norway are far better prepared to cooperate on difficult rescue...
Russian military has once again postponed the test launch of the ill-fated Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a navy source says. The first te...
The Russian Navy has officially taken over the new vessel Zvezdochka, a multi-purpose boat with towing and rescue capabilities.
The Nerpa naval yard has sent another seven reactor compartments from decommissioned submarines for long-term onshore storage in the Saida bay at the Kola Pe...
A state investigation commission recommends that the tests of Russia’s new intercontinental seabased missile should be resumed.
The world’s first floating nuclear power plant will be set afloat on Wednesday. The plant will be operational in the Russian Arctic by the end of 2012.
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