News 2016 July 11

“K” Line to expand Maritime Academy (Philippines) Training Center

Ceylon Shipping Corporation’s second vessel Mv. Ceylon Princess delivered and ready to sail

NYK and Keihin Dock receive award for Japan's first LNG-fueled tugboat

First shipment of LNG to Finland arrives at Skangas terminal

Throughput of Klaipeda port rises 5.7% to 19.93 million tonnes in HI’2016

Kalmar delivers unique Super Gloria reachstacker to JR Intermodal's Green Transport Terminal, Texas, USA

Pilbara Ports Authority posts record annual throughput for 2015/16

Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) down 11.5% to 18.265 mln t in HI’2016

TTS Group ASA secures a new contract for cargo access equipment

Cargo traffic at Latvia's Port of Liepaja declined by 0.4% to 2.686 mln t in HI’2016

Tilbury on the Thames opens new passenger footbridge at London Cruise Terminal

POSCO's high manganese steel to be used for the world's largest LNG-powered bulk carrier

MacGregor continues to win hatch cover contracts for Japanese container ship series

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO down to RUB 8,371 in RF spot market

Eastern Shipbuilding delivers the third serial Z-Tech 2400 class escort tug to Bay-Houston Towing

FESCO to start summer navigation in the eastern sector of the Arctic Region

Throughput of Russian seaports up 6% to 344.5 mln t in Jan-June'16

Passenger Port of Saint Petersburg welcomed 12 cruise ships last week (photo)

Balt Flot 12, tanker of Project RST2, delivered by Krasnoye Sormovo to BF Tanker (photo)

FESCO icebreaker to start passenger tourist voyage to the Arctic

Gazprom develops innovative product for oil spill cleanup

Fincantieri starts works on the new cruise ship for Holland America Line

AkzoNobel to produce marine and protective coatings in Russia

LR defines 'autonomy levels' for ship design and operation

Throughput of port HaminaKotka (Finland) up 3.2% to 6.79 mln t in HI’2016

Throughput of port Helsinki (Finland) up 2.4% to 5.3 mln t in HI’2016

EU Commission launches probe into tax exemptions for French, Belgian ports

Brent Crude futures price down 0.77% to $46.41, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.86% to $45.02

Cadets graduate from Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University (photo release)

Baltic Dry Index up to 703 points

Port of NY & NJ welcomes largest container ship ever at GCT Bayonne

ClassNK releases Annual Report on Port State Control