Regions | Russia & CIS

News and developments from logisticians and specialised transport providers active in the heavy lift and project forwarding market in Russia and the CIS.

Caspian tug delivered

August 12 - Caspian Offshore Construction has taken delivery of a Damen Stan Tug 1606 in Kazakhstan.

Fesco approves management board

August 12 - Fesco has expanded its management board with the addition of Yuri Plotnikov, vice president of security.

ALE removes Danube bridge

August 8 - ALE has used its Mega Jack 800 jacking system to remove a bridge over the Danube River in Novi Sad, Serbia.

LS Heavylift busy at SOCAR revamp project

July 30 - Georgia-headquartered LS Heavylift is in the process of moving oversize and heavy modules at the SOCAR Azerkimiya EP-300 plant in Azerbaijan.

Barrus supports Vestas assembly

July 8 - Barrus Projects has moved wind turbine equipment at Vestas’ production facility in Dzerzhinsk, Russia.

Samskip in Navoi success

July 5 - Last year, Samskip shipped components for the Navoi combined-cycle power plant in Uzbekistan – contributing to one of 2018’s largest projects in the Caspian region.

Ukraine court orders AN-124 arrest

June 27 - The Podilskyi District Court in Kiev, Ukraine, has ordered the seizure of five AN-124 aircraft owned by Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Airlines.

FROM THE MAGAZINE: Road rules drive cargoes on to rail

June 24 - Germany is seeing more project cargoes switching to rail as road regulations are more strictly enforced, while in Russia the sheer distances involved ensure the economic advantages of rail, writes Yvonne Mulder.

High five for Barrus

June 20 - Barrus Projects has delivered five oversized units from the port of Kuryk, Kazakhstan to the Oltin Yo’l gas-to-liquid refinery in Uzbekistan.

DP World eyes NSR port operations

June 14 - Multinational port operator DP World has confirmed that it wants to operate a network of ports that Russia intends to build along the Northern Sea Route (NSR).