News 2016 April 28

First offshore wind service vessel from Ulstein Verft launched

ECSA welcomes the improvement of the shipping conditions in the Arctic

Oil spill response exercise arranged by Infotech-Novo LLC held at port Kavkaz (photo)

Loading of LASH carrier and container ship Sevmorput commenced at Murmansk Commercial Seaport (photo)

Ingalls Shipbuilding begins fabrication of DDG 121 for US Navy

Root section of south-eastern ice protection facility completed at port Sabetta (photo)

Incat Crowther supplying design and aluminum kits for monohull crewboats

Genting Hong Kong announces completion of the purchase of three shipyards in Germany to form the Lloyd Werft Group

Bunker market: no consensus on whether prices move up or down

Wan Hai Lines, “K”LINE and PIL to redeploy Transpacific service

Stockholm awaits half a million cruise passengers in 2016 cruise season

Railport Antwerpen selects B-Logistics as partner for its Port Rail Operator pilot project

DP World reports 3.7% gross volume growth in first quarter of 2016

Passenger Port of Saint-Petersburg expects 260 calls in 2017, up 20%, y-o-y

Genting Hong Kong announces completion of the purchase of three shipyards in Germany to form the Lloyd Werft Group

Bunker market of Russia’s Far East ports sees deficit of fuel (graph)

Murmansk Commercial Seaport and SUEK AG agree on transshipment of export coal in 2016

North-Western Shipping Company traffic volumes down 5% to 1.27 mln t in QI’2016

Stena Bulk’s IMOIIMAX tanker Stena Imperative named in Hong Kong

OSU to issue RFI on ship project after design completion

UECC launches dual-fuel LNG pure car and truck carrier built to LR class

Brent Crude futures price down 0.66% to $46.62, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.60% to $45.06

Shipbuilding Company Almaz launched self-propelled floating crane of Project 02690 (photo)

Baltic Dry Index up to 715 points