News 2016 February 2

Hapag-Lloyd to implement voyage cancellation on the South China Vietnam Express

Strike postponed until 15 of February due agreement signed between Eimskip and the senior staff onboard

Delegation of the Murmansk Regional Government took part in the Arctic Frontiers Conference

Siem Offshore and Marine Engineering Diving Services terminate Charter Party for Siem Marlin

ABP announces £5 million investment in new Marine Control Centre at the Port of Grimsby

Throughput of port Nevelsk to reach 1.6 mln t in 2016

Cosco Corporation secures contract for one trailing suction hopper dredger

ABS, COSCO sign Cooperation Agreement

RS and DNV GL sign Cooperation Agreement

Transas receives a DNV-GL certificate for ECDIS

Throughput of port Nevelsk (Sakhalin) almost tripled to 1.03 mln t in 2015

Coal exports from Russia up 6.5% to 12.588 mln t in Jan'16

Icebreaker escort services in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland provided to 8 vessels

Bester-1 deep submergence vehicle to be put into service of the Pacific Fleet rescue service

Russia's crude exports up 1.1% to 20.710 mln t in Jan'16

Deliveries of export oil products to RPK-Vysotsk-LUKOIL-II exceeded 800,000 t in Jan'16

Rolls-Royce completes factory acceptance test for first gas turbine for Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship

IFO-180 НS prices surge at the port of Vladivostok (graph)

Richmond Marine Terminal debuts new mobile harbor crane

RF Government approves establishment of priority development area in Bolshoi Kamen

Damen Shipyards Galati starts construction of ground-breaking windfarm support vessel

Jim Miller elected as new Chairman of the Board of Philly Shipyard ASA

DEME orders newest generation trailing suction hopper dredger

IAA PortNews updates its Dredging page with new tenders for contracts

Murmansk Region suggests exploring the issue of NSR cargo base

ZIM announces organizational restructuring

Zamakona Shipyard comences repairs on a section of the double roro ramp of the port of Santander

Brent Crude futures price down .74% to $33.65, Light Sweet Crude - down 1.72% to $31.08

Star Bulk announces agreement to sell a modern capesize vessel

UCL Port division’s cargo turnover increased by 9% to 33.2 mln t

CMA CGM announces GRR from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to North Europe, Scandinavia, Baltic, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, North Africa, Central America and Caribbean, South America

Baltic Dry Index down to 314 points

Damen TSHD 1000 'Sommers' launched at Krasnoye Sormove Shipyard

Kinder Morgan closes acquisition of 15 terminals and infrastructure from BP Products North America