News 2015 June 17

Repnaval (from Zamakona Yards Group) completes work on the capacity expansion of the nr 4 slipway

Konecranes receives an important order from metal company Boliden

Russia-Korea Joint Research Center opens in Vladivostok (photo)

P&O Ferries and SOL Continent Line combine services between the UK, Benelux and Scandinavia

Maiden call of Minerva at Passenger port of Saint Petersburg

CMA CGM to optimize its services between Asia and Europe and to reshuffle its FAL1 and FAL3 services

Royal Caribbean appointed Dr. Liu Zinan president of North Asia and China

Port of Gdansk throughput up 4.1% to 13.7 mln t Jan-May’15

CMA CGM implements Emergency Port Congestion Surcharge in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Rosmorport announces tender for maintenance dredging at at seaports of Vladivostok, Vostochny and Nakhodka

De Hoop starts steel cutting of the new build vessel for Lueftner Reisen

IAA PortNews issues photo report on launching of Smart Bulk Terminal at port Ust-Luga (Leningrad Region)

Kara-Winter-2015 is the world's largest arctic expedition in recent 20 years

CMA CGM announces GRR from all Asian ports to all Middle East Gulf ports

Tanker Synergy 2 of Project RST27 put into operation (photo)

Bunker market of port St. Petersburg sees slight changes in early 25th week (graph)

IMO adopts gas and low-flashpoint fuels code

USC acquires over 35% of Khabarovsk Shipyard

USC acquires over 53% of Far Eastern Plant “Zvezda”

ABS to class newbuild semisubmersible, liftboat

Oil price down to $63.76 in London and up to $60.05 in New York

Maritime carbon emissions could increase by 250% in the period to 2050

Throughput of port Singapore up 0.6% to 243.23 mln t in Jan- May’15

Baltic Dry Index up to 681 points