News 2015 October 6

Samskip introduces enhanced rail services between Norway and Europe

Containerships introduces revised and enhanced sailing schedule for the coming autumn/winter season

Containerships restarts direct service from and to southern part of UK

Coal exports via Rosterminalugol terminal hit 13 mln t milestone in 2015

Abu Dhabi Ports welcomes new cruise season with increased number of passengers and upcoming state-of-the-art cruise terminal

ZNT Yard delivers SAR boat of Project 23040 to RF Ministry of Defence

MacGregor to supply deck machinery for a new 65m emergency rescue & response vessel for Sentinel Marine

DOF Subsea takes delivery of Skandi Africa and commenced on a 5 year time charter contract to Technip

Damen Shiprepair & Conversion acquires D. van de Wetering

Vympel Shipyard launches yet another Chibis-class boat of project 21850

Egypt expects $150 bn to be invested in coastal and Canal zone development projects

Odessa port (Ukraine) plans boosting grain transshipment to 12.5-13 mln t by 2038

Ships of Russia's Black Sea Fleet conducted exercise in the Mediterranean Sea

Throughput of port Yuzhny (Ukraine) up 4.5% to 35.5 mln t in 9M’15

NOAA, Deepwater Horizon Trustees announce draft restoration plans for Gulf of Mexico

Bunker market of Far East ports sees slight price movements in early 41st week (graph)

Throughput of Rostov-on-Don port down 9.1% to 12.39 mln t in 9M’15

Mojo Maritime tests its Mermaid marine operations project planning tool

Throughput of port Temryuk up 35% to 2.052 mln t in 9M’15

Crowley awarded vessel management contract by Military Sealift Command for ROCON fleet

Sharjah and Canaveral Ports Authorities sign ‘Sister Ports’ cooperation agreement

Jan De Nul Group sponsors 3rd International Forum of Dredging Companies

MOL, Gas Sayago reach basic agreement on continuing Uruguay LNG FSRU Project

Port of Oakland gets US$277,885 to upgrade cargo-handling equipment and reduce exhaust emissions

Throughput of Oktyabrsk seaport (Ukraine) down 0.6% to 4.98 mln t in 9M’15

International Association of Dredging Companies supports 3rd International Forum of Dredging Companies

Brent Crude futures price down 0.05% to $49.23, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.211% to $46.17

The CMA CGM Group and Armor Lux launch a co-branding partnership on the occasion of the CMA CGM BOUGAINVILLE inauguration

BIO-SEA wins a new contract with the French Piriou shipyards

Marine Façade (Saint-Petersburg) welcomed 25 cruise ships in September (photo)

Baltic Dry Index down to 881 points

P&O Ferries reports highest ever volume of freight traffic between Dover and Calais in third quarter 2015