News 2016 June 16

CMA CGM announces GRR from South America East Coast to Asia and Southeast Asia, East India and Oceania

COSCO Shipping's boxship departs Greece to make historic transit through expanded Panama canal

Throughput of Rosterminalugol totaled to 6.5 mln t in Jan-May'16

Bunker prices in the Far East ports are persistently high (graph)

CMA CGM announces GRR from South America East Coast to the Caribbean, Colombia, Central America, WCSA, USEC, US Gulf & Venezuela ports

Bankruptcy petition against Viking Supply Ships A/S is withdrawn

IAA PortNews has published a photo release on launching of nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika

Rosmorport and NCSP ink agreement on cooperation under Taman dry-cargo area project

Yilport Holding acquires the largest liquid terminal in Turkey

Expert predicts bunker prices volatility in run-up to Brexit vote

Gazprom Neft to commence commercial operation of Messoyakha field in September 2016

Nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika to assist shipping of Yamal LNG in 2018

Japan designates ABS the first foreign RO authorized for maritime labor inspection

Atomflot says construction of icebreakers of Project 22220 will be completed by 2020

FESCO confirms its commitment to pay 20% of the nominal amount of the bonds series BO-02

Krasnoye Sormovo delivers Sommers, lead TSHD 1000 built for Rosmorport (photo)

MacGregor's new fibre-rope retrofit option extends subsea crane capabilities

Russian Railways says BAM and Transsib expansion project will be completed in 2019

Van der Velden BARKE® high-lift flap rudders installed in new US ocean going ATB

Imperial Shipping chooses Van der Velden Marine Systems retractable flanking rudder systems for its push boats

Baltiysky Zavod launches Arktika, lead nuclear-powered icebreaker of Project 22220 (photo)

Imperial Shipping chooses VDVMS retractable flanking rudder systems for its push boats

Stena Weco's chemical & product tanker named in Copenhagen by H.R.H Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

Rosmorport announces tender for maintenance dredging at port Ust-Luga

Keppel AmFELS delivers harsh environment land rig 41 days early

Brent Crude futures price down 0.92% to $48.52, Light Sweet Crude – down 1.10% to $47.48

Gazprom actively pursuing ambitious eastern projects

NCSP Group volumes up 6.7% y-on-y to 62.6 mln tonnes for 5M 2016

Baltic Dry Index down to 604 points

Maran Gas Maritime orders ME-GI engines for new LNG carriers

NYK participates in feasibility study for LNG bunkering in Yokohama