News 2016 July 1

Boskalis named preffered Offshore Balance of Plant contractor for EOWDC project

ANL to adjust BAF from East Coast USA to Canada

Rosmorrechflot estimates technical readiness of icebreaker Victor Chernomyrdin at 39.2%

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding delivers 60,000 dwt type bulk carrier to SBI Hera Shipping

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

HELCOM promotes cleaner practices for ships’ sewage

Throughput of Port Vysotsky LLC up 14.7% to 3.00 mln t in HI’2016

CMA CGM changes rotation of EURAF 2 service

Kiel welcomes Holland America’s latest ship

The cruise vessel m/s Artania to call Turku on 1 July at 10 a.m

Blohm+Voss to open refit facility for megayachts in the Mediterranean

Nordic American Tankers takes delivery of a Suezmax tanker

IBSV launched for Sovcomflot at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is to be put into operation in 4Q 2016

Austal halts trading shares

Rosmorrechflot says Russia needs about 360 river and sea/river newbuilds by 2020

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v Oceanis with Nidera

Crude exports via CPC terminal up 1.8% to 21.83 mln t in HI’2016

Corvette Rezky laid down at Amur Shipyard (photo)

Rolls-Royce receives regulatory approval for Trent service network changes and new agreements with AMC JVs

Fincantieri delivers the first of two ultra luxury cruise ships for Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Russian Railways' network loading up 1.8% to 599.5 mln t in HI’2016

Baltiysky Zavod shipyard starts harbor tests of world’s first floating nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov (photo)

General Dynamics NASSCO contracted to build next generation of U.S. Navy fleet oilers

EU takes over HELCOM Chairmanship

New Century Shipbuilding Corporation delivers 33,000 DWT product oil and chemical tanker

Palfinger closes Harding acquisition

FESCO and the Government of the Chinese City Nanjing launches new service from Jiangsu Province to Moscow

Damen signs MOU with Sydney City Marine

Brent Crude futures price up0.34% to $49.88, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.23% to $48.45

IMO's container weight verification rule enters into force

Wärtsilä announced the acquisition of Finnish technology company

Ingalls Shipbuilding awarded contract to build newest amphibious assault ship, LHA 8

Ports of Gdansk and Qiundao ink Memorandum of Cooperation

Baltic Dry Index up to 660 points