News 2016 April 1

RF Transport Ministry clarifies procedure for implementation of SOLAS Container Weight Verification Requirement (photo)

Rickmers-Linie represents Nordana in China

Pacific Fleet ships to take part in the multinational counterterrorist exercise

CMA CGM to adapt its FAL 8 service

Throughput of port Ust-Luga up 6% to 14.37 mln t in Jan-Feb'16

Port of Rotterdam: Challenges Outlook to 2050

Maersk Line and Electrolux join forces for sustainable transport

Damen Anchor & Chain Factory demonstrates welding expertise

BPA attends the world's largest cruise convention, SCG 2016

Transit navigation officially opened in Azov-Don Basin (photo release)

Throughput of Big Port St. Petersburg down 7% to 7.55 mln t in Jan-Feb'16

New bulk store at the Port of Teignmouth takes first delivery

Dmitry Rogozin insists of placing shipbuilding orders with domestic shipyards (photo)

Hapag-Lloyd announces General Rate Increase for East Asia to Caribbean, East Coast Central America and Panama

Sergey Vasilyev appointed as Chairman of Transbunker Group’s Board

"K" Line establishes Panamax Fleet- allocation Center (PFC) for Dry bulk vessels

Net profit of Rosmorport up 19.2% to RUB 1.27 bln in 2015 (photo)

Hapag-Lloyd implements General Rate Increase for East Asia to Mexico, West Coast of Central America and West Coast of South America

IMO-GloBallast R&D Forum on Ballast Water Management highlights solutions

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

Russian Railways' network loading up 0.7% to 294 mln t in Jan-March'16

MSC introduces ‘Lone Star Express’ and ‘Amberjack’ to the Transpacific trade

Boskalis acquires USD 40 million contract for transporting Johan Sverdrup platform

MacGregor signs loose lashings contract to complete the optimised cargo handling solution for five container ships

New bulk store at the Port of Garston delivers benefits for new customer

Brent Crude futures price down 0.87% to $39.96, Light Sweet Crude – down 1.15% to $37.9

Baltic Dry Index up to 429 points

Indicative bunker prices are flat at the port of Saint-Petersburg (graph)