News 2016 January 12

Number of passengers who travelled on Viking Line vessels in 2015 down 0.6% to 6,568,684

Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure offers carriers to use the new direction of the Silk Road

Port of Antwerp has a new representative for the North American market

Coal exports from Russia up 9.1% to 163.579 mln t in 2015

China Merchants Holdings becomes the second largest shareholder of Dalian Port

Russia's crude exports up 2.5% to 261.661 mln t in 2015

Dublin Port cargo volumes grow 6.4% in 2015

Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar delivers one new Qatari-built vessel to the State of Qatar

Ezion secures an agreement to jointly market two service rigs

G6 Alliance to operate its service structure as aligned through 2016

Serimax and Technip to enter into a strategic partnership for pipeline welding

ESL Shipping Ltd to participate in ForMare wellness program, organized by Finnish Seamen’s Service MEPA

Throughput of port Azov down 0.8%, y-o-y, to 6.66 mln t in 2015

Navig8 announces the delivery of two product tankers and an increased $128.5 million credit facility

Bunker prices in the Far East ports go down in early 3rd week (graph)

P&O Ferries carried record shipping volume on the English Channel in 2015

CMA CGM implements new Dunkerque import call on EURAF 1 service

Svitzer places order for two additional tugs from Sanmar Shipyards

CMA CGM to offer direct call at Nacala on Swahili Express Service

Commander of the Pacific Fleet to inspect combat readiness of troops and forces located on Kamchatka

Throughput of Vostochny Port JSC up 4.2% to 22.76 mln t in 2015 (photo)

BW LPG's CCO Andrew Noare steps down

Brent Crude futures price down 1.98% to $30.97, Light Sweet Crude – down 2.66% to $30.58

OOIL becomes a FTSE4Good Global Index constituent

CMA CGM improves North Madagascar port coverage

Throughput of port Helsinki (Finland) up 5.3% to 11.4 mln t in 2015

Baltic Dry Index down to 415 points

Throughput of port Tallinn (Estonia) down 20.8% to 22.44 mln t in 2015