News 2016 May 4

The State Council approves establishment of Zhoushan River-Sea Intermodal Transport Service Center

Kalmar wins order for nine diesel-electric straddle carriers from EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg

Damen and Expedition Voyage Consultants team up to develop globally capable expedition ship

Damen opens office in the US

CMA CGM implements GRR from Asia to Red Sea

CMA CGM implements GRR from Mediterranean ports to Asia

Maersk posts profit of USD 1.6bn for Q1 of 2016

ABB to supply special transformers for the world’s most powerful wind turbines

Hapag-Lloyd to increase rates from East Asia to East Coast of South America

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v Alcyon with Norden

Damen Shipyards Group and GustoMSC introduce DG JACK

Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam undertakes project on the jack-up vessel Sea Installer

Admiralty Shipyards contracted to built ice class patrol ships for Defense Ministry

More Russian Far Eastern ports to join porto franco regime

Zvesdochka Shiprepair Centre's Sevastopol yard to repair high-speed catamaran Sochi-2 (photo release)

CMA CGM implements GRR from all Asian origins to North Europe destinations

Icebreaker NS 50 Let Pobedy escorts first ship in 2016, MV AUDAX with cargo for Yamal-LNG project (photo)

Maersk Line announces new Chief Human Resources Officer

Russian M100 product spot price gains last week to RUB 5,594/mt

E-marine announces maintenance contract win for Bay of Bengal Gateway

FESCO swings back into red, reports net loss of RUB11,5bn in FY2015

BMT delivers CFD study for oil major to calculate current coefficients

Amur region opens summer cruising season between Blagoveshchensk, Russia and Heihe, China

Crude exports through offshore CPC terminal in Novorossiysk rises 4% to 15,06 million tonnes

Security Council statement highlights IMO capacity-building work in Gulf of Guinea

Four month freight volume handled across RZD's rail network rises 0.9% to 395,3 million tonnes

Rosmorports imposes port security fee at Murmansk region's Port of Varandey

Navig8 Product Tankers Inc takes delivery of its sixth LR1 74k from STX

Keel-laying of 22800-series missile boat at Morye Shipyard slated for May 10

Four port operators pre-qualified for Panama Canal's Corozal Port

Keppel completes acquisition of LeTourneau

Cochin Shipyard lays the keel of the second double ended roro ferry

Crude oil futures price gains slightly to $45,08 in London and to $43,78 in New York

Lena United Shipping Company opens 2016 navigation season (picture)

Baltic Dry Index drops nearly 3% to 682 points