News 2015 June 3

Long Beach Harbor Commissioners adopt port budget

New Wärtsilä 31 engine achieves Guinness World Records title

Wärtsilä launches the new Wärtsilä 31 engine

Krasnoye Sormovo to deliver tanker Synergy 2 built for Synergy Shipping Ltd (photo)

ABS grants Approval in Principle to Brevik Independent Tank Type-B Gas Containment System

ABS to сlass 45,000 cbm LNG сarrier for Landmark Capital

Polsteam opts for KVH mini‑VSAT Broadband service for maritime connectivity on 60‑vessel fleet

Diana Shipping announces delivery of the Kamsarmax dry bulk vessel m/v Medusa and entry into time charter contract with Clearlake

Wilhelmsen launch the Unitor XFlow mobile water monitor and the Unitor XFlow water mist lance

Construction of machinery repair shop commences at port Bronka (photo)

DOF vessel Skandi Africa named "Ship of The Year 2015" in Norway

Neva-Metal puts into operation two 50-tonne RTG cranes (photo)

Aker Solutions to deliver the first umbilical to the Mexican Gulf of Mexico

ZIM restructures its Gulf- East Coast of South America Service

The Polish Ministry of Treasury withdraws from the negotiations concerning the privatisation of Polferries

Samskip increases capacity on Norway by chartering the 657 TEU container vessel

Transoil boosts transportation of oil products to port Ust-Luga by 64% to some 5.1 mln t in QI'15

Magellan completes maintenance stop at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam

“K” Line establishes joint venture company for cold storage business in Vietnam

Capital dredging is gaining speed at Klaipeda Seaport

MMPK Bronka presents its innovative booth at international exhibition Customs North West - 2015

Experts expect “free port” status of port Vladivostok to boost GRP of Primorye 3.4 times by 2034

Bunker prices at port St. Petersburg go down in early 23rd week (graph)

Unifeeder includes port of Tallinn in the sailing schedule of its Benelux-Finland service

Dubai launches Maritime Advisory Council to strengthen position as global shipping leader

Coal exports via Rosterminalugol terminal hit 7 mln t milestone (photo)

Throughput of Neva-Metal (Saint-Petersburg) down 10% to 1.3 mln t in Jan-May’15

CMA CGM postpones GRR from Asia to West Africa

Eli Vassenden awarded the WISTA LeaderShip Award 2015

State Commission accepts tugboat RB-365 built by Pella Shipyard for RF Black Sea Fleet (photo)

Oil price up to $65.60 in London and up to $61.31 in New York

MCS takes delivery of its first Damen Multi Cat 3013

Baltic Dry Index up to 591 points

TTS Marine gets order from Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery of Cargo Access Equipment to two 6,500 units car carriers

Maersk Line orders 11 ultra-large container vessels