News 2015 September 9

Hiab receives 'Mercedes Benz Unimog Expert Partner' as the first of its industry

Marine Façade (Saint-Petersburg) welcomed 11 cruise ships and 19,483 passengers last week

Vroon takes delivery of VOS Pride

NYK concludes time-charter contracts for two new LNG carriers for Freeport LNG Project

Khalifa Port Container Terminal adds Hyundai’s KMS service

High Polish officials on a visit to the Port of Gdansk

Hanjin inaugurates first ever Philippine-made LPG carrier

CMA CGM announces GRR from all Asian ports to Mediterranean trades

CLdN RoRo places orders for twelve new vessels

MOL signs deal with Chubu Electric Power on long-term charter/joint ownership of 2 new LNG carriers

Throughput of Russian seaports up 2.6% to 437.4 mln t in 8M’15

Hyundai Group signs MOU with Kexim

Throughput of port Taganrog up 5.4% to 1.96 m in 8M’15

Throughput of port Kavkaz up 65.6% to 17,120,000 t in 8M’15

Mediterranean Shipping Co. adds Rotterdam to its Angola Express Service

New simplified procedures for clearance of vessels and cargo in Ukraine's ports come in effect

Aker Solutions names David Clark Regional President of UK and Africa

Caspian flotilla practices organization of air defence and antisabotage defence in the ship dispersal areas

Hapag-Lloyd to revise the Congestion Surcharge Destination for all imports to Shuwaikh

ABP celebrates the start of 2015 London International Shipping Week

Hapag-Lloyd (New Zealand) to revise the Booking Cancellation Fee

Bunker prices at port St. Petersburg fell in 37th week (graph)

Throughput of Arkhangelsk Sea Commercial Port up 15.1% to 1.10 mln t in 8M’15

PCC increases shuttle service between Rotterdam and Poland to six times a week

Baltic Dry Index down to 873 points

Brent Crude futures price up 0.72% to $49.84, Light Sweet Crude - up 0.11% to $46.17

Hapag-Lloyd implements Emergency Rate Increase for Far East Westbound - East Asia to North Europe and Mediterranean services

Bureau Veritas acquires HydrOcean, an innovative company in the maritime industry