News 2016 January 11

Wan Hai Lines gets the “Container Shipping Line of The Year - Far East Trade Lane” award

FSRU to be built to RS class

Russia's antitrust regulator confirms violation of competition rules by some carriers

Cargo volumes at Port of Riga fell 2.5% in 2015 to 40.06 million tonnes

Zvezdochka Shipbuilding Centre's shipyard finalizes overhaul of two vessels

Port of Temryuk throughput rose 25% to 2.65 million tonnes in 2015

Port of Ventspils throughput drops 14.1% to 22.5 million tonnes

Mexican Navy orders three Damen Stan Patrol vessels

Ukraine's seaports cargo volumes in 2015 rose 1.4% to 144.82 million tonnes

Kalmar to deliver 60 Ottawa T2 terminal tractors to Rail Management Services in USA

Coal throughput at Port Vysotsky in 2015 grew by 7.7% to 5.67 million tonnes

COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard delivers a 111,000 DWT tanker "FRONT OCELOT"

European shipowners issue position paper on the upcoming revision of the Port Reception Facilities Directive

Otto Marine enters into a MOU with renowned Port Operator to explore potential development of a Fabrication & Marine Facility

Boskalis announces acquisition of leading German dredging contractor

Port Liepaja cargo volume in 2015 rose 5.9% to 5.61 million tonnes

VARD delivers first vessel from new shipyard in Brazil

LaNaval Shipyard lays keel of multipurpose vessel Livinng Stone for DEME Group

RZD freight volume handled in 2015 edges down 1% to 1.21 billion tonnes

Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia upgrades intermodal facility

Northern Fleet to take delivery of three newbuilds in 2016

MSC offers new direct call to Japan on westbound Pearl service

Oil Port Kozmino linked to FGC UES network

Optimarin says stringent UCSG BWT standards must be front for mind for shipowners in 2016

Diana Shipping signs $75.7 million Term Loan Facility with the Export-Import Bank of China

Brent Crude, Light Sweet futures prices drop below $34 and $33