News 2016 February 10

Abu Dhabi Ports’ investments in new equipment improve efficiency of port operations

Liberia to receive preferential flag status with respect to Chinese tonnage dues

Exercise of the Caspian Flotilla ship grouping started in the Caspian Sea

BMW’s processing facility at the Port of Galveston due to open in April 2016

Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) down 6.8% to 3.27 mln t in Jan'16

Cargotec's Board of Directors approves long-term incentive programme for management

Sergei Donskoi submitted to UN Commission Russia’s application on expansion of its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean

Verification of tonnage figures for BWM Convention completed - ​IMO

Port of Felixstowe offers container weighing solution

Intermodal Asia returns to Shanghai for 2016

ABP’s network of five ports in South Wales posts cargo volume of 12.5 million tonnes in 2015

TTS secures several marine equipment contracts

BMT provides new design for the River Murray ferry services

Maersk Line provides containers for the Logistics Museum

Stena Line to move service from Majnabbe terminal at the Port of Gothenburg

Wärtsilä fuel flexibility supporting Japan's 'gas age' shipping sector

ABS Europe and Africa Division President Kirsi Tikka elected as a Foreign Member of the NAE

Bibby Offshore develops collaborative approach to unlock subsea productivity

Implementation of CTSP development program in 2015

Icebreaker escort services in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland provided to 16 vessels

Transport workers protest across Europe in support of Polish dockers

BG03 approved to serve vessels by the Cyprus registry

ICS publishes Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table for 2015/2016

Fratelli Neri takes delivery of a Damen ASD Tug 3212

Brent Crude futures price down 2.54% to $31.09, Light Sweet Crude - up 2.38% to $28.6

Baltic Dry Index down to 291 points

Bunker prices are still high at port St. Petersburg (graph)

Victor Olersky takes up a post of Deputy Minister of Transport – Head of Federal Marine and River Transport Agency

Throughput of port Ventspils (Latvia) down 30.8% % to 1.8 mln t in Jan'16