News 2015 December 8

Hapag-Lloyd implements GRI for Trans-Pacific trade eastbound to Canada

NACKS and Lloyd’s Register develop a new 28K dual-fuelled multi-purpose vessel design

Unifeeder issues port and terminal costs Scandinavian, Baltic and UK ports 2016

Murmansk Region Governor suggests building oil processing infrastructure on Kola Bay’s western coast

Lloyd’s Register establishes design and construction standards for the use of low-flashpoint fuels (LFPF) with new notation

Havyard Design & Solutions signs contract for the delivery of a design and equipment package to Cemre Shipyard in Turkey

Throughput of port Odessa (Ukraine) up 6% to 23.39 mln t in 11M’15

China welcomes progress on Colombo Port City Project

Moody’s upgrades outlook to «Stable» and affirms PJSC NCSP rating at Ba3

Rosmorrechflot says icebreaker Murmansk will be put into operation by end of December’15

Northern Sea Route’s cargo flows up 1.6 times to 5.1 mln t in 11M’15

Northern Fleet major ASW ship Vice Admiral Kulakov successfully accomplishes all missions within the Arabian Monsoon-2015 exercise

NCSP loads 2 mln t of crude oil from recently commissioned Mooring «А» at Sheskharis terminal

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

Abu Dhabi’s container port ready for next phase of expansion

Bunker prices in the Far East ports sank in early 50th week (graph)

Hantong shipyard signs 2+2+2+2 74,000DWT oil tanker orders with a Germany owner

Russian shipbuilders sum up their work in 2015

Liz Coutts appointed as Ports of Auckland Chair

Crude exports via CPC terminal up 6.3% to 38.7 mln t in 10M’15

Containerships and Shell sign LNG supply contract

Dmitry Rogozin supports construction of nuclear-powered Leader-class icebreaker (photo)

IMO issues call for papers for 2016 IMO-GloBallast R&D Forum on Ballast Water Management

Hapag-Lloyd to increase rates from North and South China to Arabian Gulf

Caspian Flotilla ship formation participates in several drills in the Caspian Sea

Crowley adds 400 refrigerated containers to its equipment fleet

Sembcorp Marine rewrites record for highest number of LNG ship repairs and upgrades

Port of Tallinn made a 31.2 mln EUR dividend payment to the state budget

Russia’s Deputy PM says construction of FNPP at Baltiysky Zavod will be completed in autumn 2016

Baltic Dry Index down to 551 points

Cochin Shipyard launches 19th FPV for Indian Coast Guard

Brent Crude futures price up 0.54% to $40.95, Light Sweet Crude - up 0.28% to $37.76