News 2016 June 3

Hapag-Lloyd merger talks get UASC' shareholders' nod

Cargo turnover within Azov-Don Basin of Russia’s IWW declined by 1.7% to 1.80 mln t in Jan-May'16

PI of Clarksea tankers, bulkers, boxships and gas carriers has slumped to a record low

SMM 2016 will bring together 50,000 industry visitors

Hapag-Lloyd to increase rates from East Asia to North Europe and Mediterranean

Bunker prices continue going up at port Novorossiysk (graph)

Gazpromneft Marine Bunker performs first bunkering operation at port Bronka

Global maritime traffic is forecasted to grow by 2% in 2016

SMM 2016 advance press conference - exclusive insights from renowned international experts

ICS elects Esben Poulsson as new Chairman

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service takes a decision on applying 5.35-pct index to port dues

Rickmers-Linie takes over Nordana’s Project business

Hapag-Lloyd to revise the Demurrage Charges and the Free time in Colombia

Babcock, BAE Systems win contract for Royal Navy’s MCGs support

G6 Alliance announces Asia-Europe Schedule Update

Unique pier construction for cruise ships is installed at Ports of Stockholm

PSA Terminals all set for Solas implementation

Coal exports from Russia up 19.6% to 65.443 mln t in Jan-May'16

Rosneft commences drilling in the Sea of Okhotsk

Moscow hosted World Gas & LNG Conference-Exhibition Russia 2016 (video)

Shipping community begins to gather for another Posidonia 2016, to be held June 6-10, 2016

“K” Line set a new CO2 emission reductions target for 2030

Panama Canal receives report of functional completion of third set of locks

SAS Marsat-4 is in operation now

GTT lands new LNG duo contract with HII

Russian crude exports rose 4.1% in Jan-May'16 to 106.895 million tonnes

BAE Systems wins Navy's $62m contract to maintain two ships in Jacksonville

MOL bulk carrier rescues castaways off Indonesia in Indian Ocean

BIMCO believes introduction of Tier-III standards in NECAs does not pose a serious technological problem

NYK utilizes Big Data to achieve CO2 reduction goal from vessels

DESSC and Marine Harvest agreed to establish an aquaculture shipping JV

Throughput of Port Vanino OJSC up 33% to 2.9 mln t in Jan-May'16

Kalmar to deliver 10 straddle carriers to DP World's West Swanson Terminal in Melbourne

Brent Crude futures price down 0.04% to $50.02, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.04% to $49.15

Baltic Dry Index down to 606 points

IMO expects energy efficiency of vessels to grow 30% by 2025

Expert says 103 mln DWT of newbuildings will be delivered to the global market in 2016, 88.9 mln DWT – in 2017

Abu Dhabi Ports renames Abu Dhabi Marine Services as SAFEEN

Bunker prices are flat at the port of Saint-Petersburg (graph)