News 2016 June 17

MSC announces new port of call in Mexico

Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg will pay dividends in the amount of RUB 558 per ordinary share

MSC revises Canada Gulf service

EU extends sanctions against Crimea and Sevastopol by one year

Leningrad Region and Cryogas CJSC sign project passport for construction of LNG terminal at port Vysotsk (photo)

Port of Virginia posts throughput of 219,000 TEUs in May 2016

BPO report examines SECA regulation impact on the shipping sector in the Baltic region

Nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy opens the season of cruises to the North Pole (photo)

UASC prepares for Solas container weight verification requirement (VGM)

NYK selected as “Competitive IT Strategy Company” for 2016

Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation visits Nadezhda sailing ship (photo)

FSUE “Rosmorport” signs agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (photo)

Long Beach ranked No. 1 port in North America

Winners of Ust-Luga Cup 2016 awarded in Saint-Petersburg (photo)

Harley orders two ATB tugs from Conrad Shipyard

FESCO Board of Directors approved new composition of Management Board

Fincantieri to build seven naval vessels for Qatari MoD

SCF Group and VTB Bank sign USD 260 million long-term loan agreement (photo)

Finland to adopt international convention for management of ships’ ballast water

Baltiysky Zavod to deliver 25MW icebreaker Victor Chernomyrdin (Project 22600) in late 2017 – early 2018

Yamal LNG project features fully secured financing today, says NOVATEK

NOVATEK and Linde sign a Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

Brent Crude futures price up 1.23% to $47.77, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.82% to $46.59

Incat Crowther delivers 42m monohull utility vessel

Gazprom says laying of pipes under Nord Stream 2 project will begin in 2017

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

Baltic Dry Index down to 598 points