News 2016 March 22

Carnival Corporation gets green light from Cuba to cruise from U.S. to Cuba

Kelvin Hughes to supply 60+ SharpEye™ radars for UK Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Number of water transport accidents in Russia up 62% in 2015

BOEM initiates review of proposal for wind energy development project offshore California

ToAZ Taman tansshipment terminal construction renewed on schedule

Bunker prices are flat at port Novorossiysk (graph)

Marine Recruiting Agency launched distance learning programme for Mooring Master qualification

SPB Marine to deliver engines for diving boat of Rosmorrechflot’s Sea Rescue Service

CMA CGM to offer a new direct connection with La Reunion on its ASAF Service

10-millionth barrel of oil produced at Prirazlomnoye field

CMA CGM improves its EURAF 2 service

Indicative bunker prices go up at port Vladivostok amid fuel deficit (graph)

Icebreaker escort services in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland provided to 5 vessels

Navig8 Product Tankers Inc. takes delivery of its fifth 110,000 dwt LR2 Product Tanker

Fitch affirms TransContainer’s rating at BB+ with Stable Outlook

CMA CGM implements GRR from North Europe to Middle East & Red Sea

Port of Gdansk throughput up 15.5% to over 6 mln t in Jan-Feb'16

Wärtsilä Nacos Platinum System selected for all three Maersk line new building projects

Port of Singapore throughput down 3.8% to 92.27 mln t in Jan-Feb'16

Hyundai Heavy Industries develops high flame-retarding insulation for LPG cargo tank

Brent Crude futures price up 0.43% to $41.72, Light Sweet Crude - up 0.46% to $41.70

Throughput of Russian seaports may climb by 2% to some 690 mln t this year

First Chevron Gorgon LNG cargo departs for Japan

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO up to RUB 5,504 in RF spot market

Baltic Dry Index up to 398 points