... month, aboard the Liberia-flagged tanker Cape Benat. Mahmoud El May, who heads East Mediterranean trading at Monaco-based Galaxy Energy Group, confirmed that the cargo was bought from a Russian company and delivered to Syria on April 12. El May said deliveries were no longer possible for his firm because EU sanctions in March had added Syria's distribution company Mahrukat to the blacklist through which measures are enforced. The EU's move has also forced Greek company Naftomar, previously a mainstay...

The World Bank assessed the transportation and logistics capacity of the world's countries and ranked Russia 95th out of 155. The World Bank assessed the transportation and logistics capacity of the world's countries and ranked Russia 95th out of 155. The World Bank published the rating in the survey Connected to Compete. Russia ranked between Guinea-Bissau and Lebanon, while its partners in the Common Economic Space were higher, with Kazakhstan in 86th place and...

Japan agreed to study a plan to lay an underwater pipeline from Russia for gas deliveries. Japan agreed to study a plan to lay an underwater pipeline from Russia for gas deliveries, a Japanese lawmaker said Thursday. Shaken by a nuclear-power plant disaster caused by a nasty tsunami last year, the country has had to rely more...

... while it diverted the rest from other customers, the company said. Also owned by Royal Dutch Shell and Japan's Mitsui and Mitsubishi, Sakhalin Energy produced 10.7 million tons of LNG last year. Then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered to boost the deliveries after a tsunami crippled and shutdown the Fukushima plant in March last year. All in all, 7.4 million tons, or 69.5 percent of total production, went to Japan last year, according to the company's sustainable development report. Japan on May...

... drives, Kommersant reported. A Domodedovo spokeswoman confirmed to The Moscow Times that "as far as we understand" the raid was connected to a case opened against the airport in April, accusing employees of using falsified statistics about fuel deliveries to sue Vnukovo Airport. "It's too early to say much else. We hope they are objective in their investigation," she said. The airport was last investigated for alleged failure to ensure security at the airport following the suicide...

Grocery chain Dixy said Tuesday that its 2011 net profit rose 342 percent to $37 million and revenue increased 64.6 percent to $3.5 billion. (Reuters) JKX Oil & Gas said it started commercial gas delivery from the Koshekhablskoye field in southern Russia and that the company was awarded another exploration license in the country. (Reuters) Evraz said Tuesday that its first-quarter revenues were roughly flat compared with the year-earlier period, when it reported sales of $3.89 billion. (Reuters)

... Turkmenistan and backed up its choice with a decision to build a pipeline to accommodate more Central Asian gas. A Gazprom source said before the Chinese visit that talks had not progressed, nor had the company reduced its asking price for pipeline gas deliveries to China. Analysts have said China could not afford to pay Russia's asking price without raising domestic rates and eroding its competitive advantage in manufacturing. "As always in the course of big work, there are issues that require...

... crab will be exported, Krainy said. The fisheries agency chief said not a single poaching ship was registered in South Korean ports in recent months following the enactment of a similar agreement with South Korea. Krainy also said Tuesday that fish deliveries will continue this summer via the Northern Sea Route, also known as the Northeast Passage, in Arctic waters above Russia's northern coast. Last year, 27,500 tons of Pacific Ocean salmon were shipped from Kamchatka to St. Petersburg via the...

FSB agents have foiled a terrorist plot on Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, authorities said Thursday, accusing Chechen separatists and Georgia of jointly masterminding the plans. FSB agents have foiled a terrorist plot on Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, authorities said Thursday, accusing Chechen separatists and Georgia of jointly masterminding the plans. Georgian authorities and security experts, however, called the accusations "paranoid" and "hard to believe."...

... purchases 350,000 tons per year, and Al-Akkari said Al Badia buys about 20,000 tons of Russian coal per month, satisfying all of its needs. "Because of the sanctions, we are only buying Russian coal," Al-Akkari said. He added that many of the deliveries are now made using Syrian ships instead of larger international vessels. Earlier this month, a trader said Syrian buyers were willing to pay a premium of $3 to $4 per ton for steam coal, although financing difficulties often forced payment...

... Shell's participation in Shtokman are under way. … There are different project configurations under discussion now, but Gazprom will keep a 51 percent stake," a source close to the consortium said Friday. Shtokman still aims to begin gas deliveries to Europe via the Nord Stream pipeline in 2016 and start shipping liquefied natural gas around the world beginning in 2017. The first exploration well was drilled in 1988. But backers of the project have been unable to reach a final decision...

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... Syrian conflict. "Those who may contemplate supporting any side with weapons, military training or other military assistance must reconsider such options to enable a sustained cessation of violence," he said. Russia has defended its weapons deliveries to Syria in the face of Western criticism, saying government forces need to defend themselves against rebels receiving arms from abroad. Damascus says Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Libya are among the countries helping the rebels. One diplomat...

..., a Monaco-based shipper, which said a tightening of EU sanctions in March had forced the firm to cut ties with Syria's distribution company Mahrukat. The EU's move also forced Greek company Naftomar, previously a mainstay of Syrian imports, to halt deliveries of the heating fuel liquefied petroleum gas used in Syrian homes and businesses. LPG imports are seen as peaceful because they play a vital role in regions with limited infrastructure for piping gas, and a Naftomar director said in April that...

... terms with customers, ensuring the validity/termination of contracts and terms - Stock control, interaction with the export warehouse and production, ensuring FIFO principle is applied, preventions of possible stockouts, batch alocations - Orders / deliveries control, orders entry in ERP, interaction with logistics coordinators, customs, forwarders, customers - Tracking the customers’ import license quota - Interaction with Regulatory department regarding registration and conformity certificates...

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... production. Meanwhile, the Almaz-Antey military contractor is developing a comprehensive anti-aircraft and missile defense system, the S-500, whose interceptors are expected to be effective against targets moving at up to 7 kilometers per second. First deliveries of the S-500 are expected in 2017 or 2018. Finally, Russia is upgrading its missile attack early warning system. The focus of the upgrade is to replace the old and cumbersome Soviet radars with the new Voronezh-type radars. At the same time...