News 2015 September 10

Expert foresees no dramatic changes in bunker markets in the coming week

Stevedores say transit of sanctioned cargoes could load Russia’s container terminals

Marine units of the Caspian flotilla arrived to combat ranges to practice actions within amphibious assault

DNV GL helps industry navigate environmental requirements of EU Offshore Safety Directive with new RP

LNG terminal in Kaliningrad to have annual capacity of 2.1 mln t

Bunker prices in the Far East ports are flat in late 37th week (graph)

Work starts on construction of Zwankendamme rail yard in the Port of Zeebrugge

CSSC receives order for eight 13,500TEU ULCSs from China Shipping Container Lines

MSCC Bronka is supposed to take over part of freight from neighboring countries’ ports

Neste starts construction of world's first Bio LPG facility in Rotterdam

FAS sees signs of coordination in activities of Baltic container lines operators

Ports of Antwerp, Bremen, Dublin, Guadeloupe and Valencia shortlisted for ESPO Award 2015

Container turnover in Russia’s Baltic Basin ports down 16.6% to 14.4 mln t in 8M’15

RF Prime Minister signs Decree on FAS powers related to natural monopolies’ activities

Mercury Marine chooses DNV GL's Nauticus Machinery software for analysis and validation of inboard and sterndrive engines

Port of Odessa (Ukraine) welcomes Star Pride for the second time this season (photo)

Port of Long Beach cargo volume up by 22.8 percent in August 2015

Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers expands Balt-Atlantic service to port of Charleston, SC

ABP named business of the year by the Rail Freight Group

Four of the Arctic Council's six Working Groups to meet in Tromsø

Throughput of Vostochny Port JSC up 4.5% to 15.37 mln t in 8M’15 (photo)

CLT Novoshakhtinsky (RTK Group) starts handling 2-3 thou AvtoVAZ cars per month (photo)

Brent Crude futures price down 1.04% to $47.15, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.85% to $43.77

Baltic Dry Index down to 855 points

The Yukon Harbour to emerge in Rotterdam port