News 2015 April 28

Great Lakes Towing refloats grounded Canadian freighter on St. Marys River

Rolls–Royce contracted to supply power & propulsion package for New Orient Marine's vessel

Foreign Ministry of Russia comments on conclusion of Canada’s Arctic Council Chairmanship

Royal IHC awarded order for two new LNG-fueled TSHDs from DEME Group

DNV GL issues design guideline enabling safe and redundant closed bus DP operations

Euronav: The speed of the vessel is one of the changes that can have an impact on the tanker market

Tall ship Mir leaves Saint-Petersburg for her new voyage (photo)

Teamsters union starts picketing four non-union trucking companies at Port of Long Beach

Port of Gdansk at the VII European Economic Congress

BFT takes delivery of Balt Flot 2 and Balt Flot 3, combination carriers of Project RST54 built by Oka Shipyard

D’Amico places order for two eco-design LR1 product tankers

BIMCO and Global Shippers' forum launch new standard service level for liner trade

Almaz Shipyard (Saint-Petersburg) launches SPK-45150, new floating crane of Project 02690 (photo)

Bunker prices at Far East ports changed in early 18th week (graph)

RF Government approves state regulation of rates for assistance provided to vessels within NSR water area

ACO Marine gets Bureau Veritas type approval for new wastewater treatment system

Coal exports via Rosterminalugol terminal hit 5 mln t milestone (photo)

Russia's antitrust watchdog initiates probe into Natsrybresurs activity

Scorpio Bulkers announces agreements to sell three newbuildings for $111 mln

ABB adds new Azipod D to its Azipod electric propulsion series

Bristol Harbor Group finalizes detail design of an ATB unit under construction at Conrad Shipyard

Royal IHC rolled out new IHC Workhorse at Singapore Maritime Week 2015

ABB turbochargers improve engine efficiency of world’s largest container ships

Northrop Grumman to upgrade Maersk Line container ships with new ECDIS systems

Baltic Dry Index was flat at 600 points

Oil price down to $64.83 in London and down to $56.99 in New York