News 2016 April 11

Latvian Maritime Academy launches high voltage simulator with support of “Latvian Shipping Company”

European shipowners welcome the own-initiative report of the European Parliament to be adopted this week on migration

MES to deliver six new RTGs to Yilport Gemlik Terminal

IMO adopts mandatory electronic data exchange for international shipping

Damen delivers dredge pumps and valves for deep sea mining vehicles

Murmansk Sea Fishing Port expects accepting some 10,000 t of fish this April (photo)

ABB wins key contract to electrify new Norwegian hybrid car ferry

Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) down 13.8% to 9.1mln t in QI’2016

Largest landing hovercraft performed artillery firing in sea

Change in the composition of the PGA SA Board

Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard will build two tankers of Project RST27 for CMS (photo)

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO down to RUB 5,509 in RF spot market

ILO Minimum Wage for Seafarers to stay at $614

Throughput of port Liepaja (Latvia) up 5.8% to 1.44 mln t in QI’2016

Net profit of United Shipbuilding Corporation grew 4-fold in 2015 to RUB 2.08 bln

Nikolai Monko appointed as Acting Head of Northern Sea Route Administration

Wärtsilä to deliver complete gas solution for two Canadian ferries to be converted by Remontowa for LNG operation

Yury Mamedov appointed Acting Harbour Master of port Astrakhan

Meyer Werft delivers Quantum class cruise ship to Royal Caribbean Cruises

Vadim Kashirin elected as Director General of Passenger Port of Saint-Petersburg «Marine Façade» PLC (photo)

ABS unveils improved Port State Control Detention Guidance

Throughput of EVRAZ NCSP up 25% to 2.5 in QI’2016 (photo)

Strategic Marine secures EURO€44m (USD50.1m) contract for two LNG - powered aluminium catamarans

Brent Crude futures price down 0.48% to $41.74, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.45% to $39.55

Throughput of Port Vanino OJSC up 36.8% to 1.6 mln t in QI’2016

Baltic Dry Index up to 539 points