News 2016 June 2

Simrad launches new IMO type-approved radar system for commercial shipping market

Flag hoisting ceremony onboard Admiral Essen frigate postponed till June 7 (photo)

Shipyard Lotus launches cargo pontoon of Project 6516 (photo)

Rio de Janeiro Ports rises pilot tariff

Aker Arctic's full scale ice trials in 2016

Saudi Aramco enters Baltic market with key crude oil supply contract to PKN Orlen

Damen Shipyards Group achieves eighth place in MT500 annual report’s ‘Best Reputation’ category

MABUX: Bunker prices may continue insignificant mixed movements next week

Rosneft commences drilling in the Sea of Okhotsk

USCG, other agencies assist 22 in water near Bloodsworth Island

Saudi Aramco took part in oil spill response drill in Tarut Bay

IFO-180 НS prices are still high in the Far East ports (graph)

ICS elects Esben Poulsson as new chairman

MacGregor winch expertise employed in innovative wave energy capture

Deep Sea Supply and Marine Harvest ASA to establish an aquaculture shipping joint venture

Abu Dhabi Ports announces new brand name ‘SAFEEN’ for Abu Dhabi Marine Services

Diana Containerships announces reverse stock split

Throughput of Port Vysotsky LLC up 13.5% to 2.45 mln t in Jan-May'16

Chinese authorities and WWL unite to reduce sulphur emissions in ports

Global Ports says its terminals are ready to comply with IMO requirements on VGM

Nordic American Tankers beefs up its Suezmax vessels fleet

Ingalls Shipbuilding authenticated keel for destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119)

RF Ministry of Economic Development selects VTB Capital as investment consultant on Sovcomflot privatization

Largest heavy-lift vessel Guang Hua Kou launched at Guangzhou Shipyard International

Baltic Dry Index is flat at 612 points

ClassNK opens new survey office in France

Brent Crude futures price up 0.22% to $49.83, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.1% to $48.96

Bunkering at port Vladivostok in 5M’16 fell 3 times, y-o-y, to 159,000 t

General Dynamics NASSCO awarded Navy's contract worth $106 million for material procurement and engineering

Gazpromneft Marine Bunker to put into operation an LNG bunkering tanker in mid-2019