News 2016 July 5

USCG rescues three boaters, search for three continues off Oahu, Hawaii

Deliveries of export oil products to RPK-Vysotsk-LUKOIL-II fell by 6% to 5.3 mln t in HI’2016

Cargo traffic on Azov-Don River Basin IWWs drops 4.2% in January-June to 3.20 mln t

Viking Line’s upgraded fleet receives the highest general ratings on the Baltic Sea

Grain transshipment via Ukraine’s private terminals makes 95% of total volume

Hamburg Süd honored as Top Ranked Carrier 2016

New CEO appointed at Feadship Royal Van Lent

Broekman Logistics named best-performing employer in the industry

Coal exports from Russia up 13.3% to 78.979 mln t in HI’2016

Total announces new appointments to the Executive Committee

APM Terminals facilities operation show smooth transition to new SOLAS VGM rules

Wärtsilä wins yet another contract for supply of 24 gesets for Chinese container vessels

IFO-180 is still in deficit at the Far East ports (graph)

Seventh tanker of Project RST54 built by Okskaya shipyard to undergo sea trials (photo)

TWMA secures £1.5M North Sea contract with Apache

Russian crude exports rose 1.5% in Jan-June'16 to 127.783 million tonnes

RF President signs the law on investment quotas for fishery development

Gondan Shipyard launches first DF tug built in Europe

RF President signs the law defining the concept of ‘inland water ways of the Russian Federation’

NAVSEA awards Swiftships four 28 meter KIT for Egypt

MOL's Neopanamax containership sails through expanded Panama Canal

Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg celebrates professional holiday

Brent Crude futures price down 0.84% to $49.68, Light Sweet Crude – down 1.45% to $48.28

VNT does not support amendments to Free Ports and Special Economic Zones legislation adopted by Latvian Parliament

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO up to RUB 8,386 in RF spot market

Baltic Dry Index up to 688 points