Ivan Stupachenko

Contributing Editor reporting from Saint Petersburg, Russia

Ivan Stupachenko is a Russian freelance business writer reporting from St. Petersburg for Russian and international publications on various topics. He has been a print and an online journalist for 18 years at business newspaper Kommersant. Ivan also works as an editor for St. Petersburg Travel Guide and writer for Business St. Petersburg, the city’s biggest business publication

Published on
June 4, 2020

In late May, Russia’s crab industry hit a milestone with the delivery of the first crab ship built under the country’s investment quota program.

The first-in-class vessel, Rus’, was delivered the Antey group of companies, which will deploy it in the Russian Far East. It was built at the Pella shipyard in the Leningrad region and is the first crab ship ever constructed at a Russian shipyard. It was laid down on 2 March, 2018,

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Published on
June 1, 2020

Russian authorities are moving to renovate the Kraskino border crossing between Russia and China, aiming to get it running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year ...

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Published on
May 27, 2020

The implementation of the Russian government’s ambitious plan to upgrade its national fishery fleet through an investment-quota incentive program – which ties quota allocations to investments in new ships at Russian shipyards – is likely going to be delayed, as companies in the country aren’t capable of constructing the vessels in timeframe outlined in the program's bylaws.

The incentive program was launched by the

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Published on
May 25, 2020

The Association of Owners of Refrigerated Rolling Stock (AORRS) has contacted Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to ask for a discount on railway tariffs to compensate for loss of traffic caused by a recent lockdown order issued by the federal government.

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a nationwide lockdown seven weeks ago but recently announced an easing of restrictions on movement in the country. Russia has recorded 308,705

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Published on
May 22, 2020

Russian Crab Group reported strong operational results for the first quarter of 2020, despite the COVID-19 situation.

Founded in 2017, Russian Crab Group incorporates a number of firms collectively owning 19 vessels specializing in crab-fishing, primarily in the Russian Far East. Owned by Gleb Frank, the owner of the Russian Fishery Company, the company became a much bigger player in the market after it won 12 lots during the country’s

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Published on
May 21, 2020

The trade association representing Russian fish processors is asking to be allowed to once again import fish from some Western countries, following a four-year ban ... 

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Published on
May 15, 2020

Russian Aquaculture has posted strong results in sales and revenue following the 2019 financial year ... 

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Published on
May 13, 2020

A new aquafeed mill with an annual production capacity of 50,000 metric tons (MT) is scheduled to be put into operation in late 2020 in the Astrakhan region in Russia’s south.

Russian Fish Feeds will invest …

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Published on
April 28, 2020

The Russian Scientific Fishery Institutes’ Council of Directors has revised its preliminary figures for total allowable catch (TAC) in Russia for the next year, enacting quota increases for some key species ...

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April 8, 2020

Russian Salmon, a Russian aquaculture company, faces local opposition from the village of Linhammar, on the shores of the Barents Sea, over its plans to build a factory to produce fishmeal and fish fat.

Russian Salmon announced its plans to launch the production facility, with an output of six metric tons (MT) of fishmeal and fat from salmon daily. The projected output suggests that a few tons of biowaste will also be generated daily.

The

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