News 2016 May 19

New rail container link between Antwerp and Venlo to start operation on 23 May

FMC Technologies and Technip to combine

Sea terminal at port Korsakov (Sakhalin) to be put into operation in 2018

ZIM tops SeaIntel’s schedule reliability table

SC Ports Autority reports a 3% gain in container volume YTD to 1.6 million TEUs

Resource potential under Transneft’s Yug project will make 10.9 mln t of diesel fuel per year by 2021

The Fjords names revolutionary vessel set to transform nature tourism in Norway

Throughput of port Kaliningrad down 6% to 4.10 mln t in 4M’16

Transshipment of Russian oil products via port Ventspils (Latvia) will reduce 2.1 times to 2 mln t this year

Damen Shoalbuster 3512 Noordstroom delivered to Van Wijngaarden Marine Services

MABUX: Bunker prices may edge up amid the signs of market rebalancing

Hapag-Lloyd to revise the Bunker Adjustment Factor from North East Asia to Australia

Throughput of port Vyborg down 18% to 302,900 t in 4M’2016

Transneft is set to establish Urals Heavy brand oil and to export it via Ust-Luga

Secunda Canada takes delivery of “Avalon Sea” and Siem Offshore acquires 100% of Secunda Canada LP.

Supplies of bunker fuel to Far East ports of Russia expected in late May (graph)

Net profit of Sovcomflot up 9.2% to $103.1 mln in QI’2016

WWL plans to cut emissions of sulphur from its vessels to less than 0.1 percent

Damen sells Fast Ferry 4212 to South Korean ferry operator DAEA Express Shipping

EMD 2016 delegates discussed innovative environment and energy solutions in maritime business (photo)

HELCOM and CLIA jointly organise workshop on cruise industry’s future in the Baltic Sea

Throughput of port Ust-Luga up 6% to 30.15 mln t in 4M’16

Cai Mep International Terminal doubles Q1 volume with five new service calls

PETRONAS LNG vessels to cut emissions and boost efficiency with Jotun's antifouling coatings

Third tanker added to the LSC Shipmanagement fleet this year

Containerships connects Neva Metal terminal in ST. Petersburg with the ports of Teesport and Rotterdam

DFDS enters into an agreement with the Siem Group to bareboat-charter two ro-ro freight new buildings

Throughput of port Primorsk up 8% 21.37 mln t in 4M’16

Third tanker added to the “LSC Shipmanagement” fleet this year

Gazpromneft Marine Bunker opens the ninth season of cooperation with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd

Philly Shipyard celebrates keel laying milestone for second product tanker for Kinder Morgan

RS is supervising construction of 116 vessels in Russia

Brent Crude futures price down 1.63% to $48.13, Light Sweet Crude – down 1.27% to $47.58

Cruise ship Viking Sea made her maiden call to Passenger Port of Saint Petersburg (photo)

Baltic Dry Index down to 642 points