News 2015 October 1

Expert says bunker prices to start next week firm, at today's level

Hapag-Lloyd to increase rates from East Asia to Mexico, West Coast of Central America and West Coast of South America

25 MW icebreaker to be delivered by the end of 2017

Throughput of port Murmansk to surge over 3-fold to 74.4 mln t by 2025

Training ship Zheng He of the Chinese Navy left Vladivostok

Hapag-Lloyd to increase rates from East Asia to Caribbean, East Coast Central America and Panama

Russia’s newest strategic nuclear submarine Alexander Nevsky arrives in Vilyuchinsk

Radio Holland completes second bespoke Bridge System Retrofit for Holland America Line

TOC America to focus on challenges ports may face after expanded Panama Canal opens

BMT Group announces new senior appointments at BMT WBM

EUROGATE invests in Brazilian provider of intermodal container transport solutions

EUROGATE terminals once again win JOC Port Productivity Award

Copenhagen Malmö named ‘Port of the Month’

Oil exports via Russia’s sea terminals totaled some 11.2 mln t in September (preliminary data)

CMA CGM announces GRR from all Asian ports to Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India

Aker Solutions to provide subsea production system for Rotan development in Malaysia

Loading at Russian Railways network down 1.4% to 900.3 mln t in 9M’15

New vessel call notification routines at the Port of Gothenburg come into effect on October 1

Dorian LPG announces delivery of ECO VLGC from Hyundai Heavy Industries

Bunker market of Far East ports sees flat prices in late 40th week (graph)

Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk Line to cooperate on dangerous goods safety

Panama Canal update on localized seepage

Transas contributes to development of Philippines maritime training market

Growing exports of Lithuania’s transport services to EU to replace Russian market

Acceptance / delivery certificate signed for patrol boat of project 03160 “Raptor” built by Pella Shipyard (photo)

Brent Crude futures price up 0.67% to $48.83, Light Sweet Crude - up 1.32% to $45.69

SIBUR-Trans launches first 9,000-tonne train from Tobolsk

Baltic Dry Index down to 900 points