News 2015 August 18

Konecranes redefines its 2015 financial guidance due to transaction costs related to the Terex merger

Baltic Fuel Company supplied CCCC with 12,000 t of marine fuel

MacGregor develops a new 40ft flat rack loose lashings storage system

Chibis-class boat built launched at Vympel Shipyard (photo)

Lundin Norway exercises Safe Boreas option

Net profit of Port Vanino down 58% to RUB 384.15 mln in HI’2015

Hapag-Lloyd informs about a port omission

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

NCSP Group cargo turnover up 2.1% to 81.3 mln t in 7M 2015

Maersk Line delivers a reliability score of 82% in Q2 2015

Rescue boats BL-820 joins fleet of State Inspectorate for Small Vessels in Sudak and Yevpatoriya (photo)

Dynagas, GasLog and Golar LNG enter into an agreement to establish and operate an LNG Carrier Pool

Kalmar delivers port equipment to Kazakhstan's premier in-land dry port

Ro-ro companies SOL Continent Line and P&O Ferries to establish a new service between the Port of Gothenburg and the British ports of Tilbury and Teesport

G6 Alliance announces Asia - Europe schedule update

Damen DOP250 dredge pumps on Brazilian harbour construction project

Bunker prices in the Far East ports continue falling in early 34th week (graph)

Pacific Ocean Fleet arrives in Vladivostok after performing assigned tasks

Russian Railways says average speed of freight delivery on its network up 16.6% in 7M’15

Ardmore Seawolf joins Ardmore fleet

Sakhalin Energy offloaded 400th oil cargo (photo)

Nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy reached the North Pole (photo)

Drydocks World serviced a record number of 40 vessels in the Dubai yard

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v Artemis with China Shipping

VSC launches regular services for Primorye 1 Transport Corridor

ABB to equip 140 container ships from Maersk Line with advisory software to optimize routes

Brent Crude futures price down 0.40% to $48.45, Light Sweet Crude - down 0.51% to $42.20

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,063 points

Vladimir Yakunin registered as the candidate for the Federation Council