News 2015 March 12

Bunker prices to stay on mixed trend next week, expert says

Bunker prices in Novorossiysk finish Week 11 lower (graph)

Transport Ministry says GTLK to continue “Lavna” coal port project

Rosgranitsa defines limits of marine border port-of-entry post at Port of Azov (photo)

Hempel's acquisition of Jones Blair Company approved

Ice-class workboats "Sergei Cherednichenko" and "Nord" arrive at Vladivostok (photo release)

Forecast: Annual traffic volume along the Northern Sea Route may hit 65million tonnes by 2020-2022

BAE Systems secures £257 million contract for final phase of Vanguard-class 'successor' submarine design

Freight traffic at Ukraine's Port of Kherson in Jan-Feb. grew 12.6% to 610,000 tonnes

Viking Supply Ships gets “Spotlight on Arctic Technology” award

Rosneft closed 82nd dockyard purchase deal in the Murmansk region

Appointment of new CEO for BW LPG

Overhaul of LASH carrier Sevmorput to be completed in February 2016

Freight traffic volume on the Northern Sea Route rose 2% in 2014 to 3.98 million tonnes

DOF Subsea Asia Pacific wins Chevron IMR contract

The EC closes the infringement procedure against Latvia in regards of providing tugboat services at the Freeport of Riga

New Baltic Sea ferry to be powered by environmentally sustainable Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines

Bunker prices at Far Eastern ports end Week 11 flat (graph)

Yuzhny port's two-month cargo volume rises 11.6% to 7,74 million tonnes

Dmitry Rogozin inspects icebreaker building at Baltiysky Shipyard (photo)

Ferguson Group expands offshore DNV 2.7-1 fleet in Malaysia

State committee accepted delivery of fast patrol boats in Novorossiysk

Georgia Ports Authority introduces tracking system to expedite breakbulk cargo handling

USCG heavy icebreaker Cutter Polar Start returns home after Antarctic deployment

Karelia head says reviving Onega shipyard set to lay down three new vessels

General Dynamics Electric Boat lays down Virginia class submarine Colorado

BMT Group finalizes purchase of NavCon

Baltic Dry Index rises 0.53% to 565 points

Brent Crude futures prices up to $57,54 in London, in New York fell to $48.17 a barrel

Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port two-month cargo volumes drop 29.5% to 355,300 tonnes