News 2015 May 14

Lithuania signs three memorandums of understanding with one of largest Chinese corporations

Ukrainian Seaports Authority takes part in TRAINING4PORT project’s conference

Associated British Ports invests £3 million in the Port of Hull’s infrastructure

Throughput of port Taganrog up 7.2% to 948,900 t in Jan-Apr’15

Bunker prices at Far East ports go up in late 20th week (graph)

Throughput of port Singapore up 1.5% to 194.07 mln t in Jan-Apr’15

Throughput of Chinese ports up 1.4% to 3.67 bln t in Jan-Apr’15

Throughput of port Azov down 22.3% to 1,730,000 t in Jan-Apr’15

MEPC session set to adopt environmental provisions of Polar Code

Aleksandrovsk plant demonstrates levitating container to Saint-Petersburg Governor (photo)

Drydocks World wins contract from Orwell Offshore for Turret mooring Systems fabrication

BMT’s unique fleet management system to be launched at Nor-Shipping

Prosecutor’s Office clarifies amendments into MMC of Russia in part related to Seafarer's Identity Cards

RF Ministry of Economic Development makes 28 remarks in relation to Free Port of Vladivostok Bill

Panama Canal cargo shipments in dry bulkers up by 8.0 percent from October 2014 through March 2015

Twentieth call of Japanese training ship "Kaiyo Maru" at Vladivostok port (photo)

Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard contracts Damen for fleet of coastal patrol craft

Abu Dhabi Ports invests in new mobile harbour cranes

Throughput of port Yeisk up 10.2% to 993,600 t in Jan-Apr’15

NYK concludes time-charter contract for two new LNG carriers for Cameron LNG Project

Maersk Line reports profit of USD 714 million for Q1 2015

NCSP’s BoD recommends payment of RUB 0.2336 per share as dividends for 2014

Rolls-Royce celebrates 50 years of Azimuth Thruster production

Three German ports join the Baltic Ports Organization

Rosmorport announces tender for maintenance dredging at Azov-Don Seaway Canal in 2015

Baltic Dry Index up to 634 points

Oil price down to $66.81 in London and down to $60.5 in New York