News 2016 July 18

Hapag-Lloyd, UASC ink merger agreement

Palfinger submits takeover bid for TTS Group

Sovcomflot held a meeting of its new board of directors

Fisherman dies after USCG rescues him near Jonesport

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

BP estimates all remaining material Deepwater Horizon liabilities

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO down to RUB 7,998 in RF spot market

Varyag guard cruiser returned to Vladivostok after long-range trip

Throughput of port Ust-Luga up 5% to 44.86 mln t in HI’2016

University of Haifa orders SAAB Seaeye's most powerful ROV

Hapag-Lloyd to implement VGM transmission fee

Throughput of port Primorsk up 9% to 32.50 mln t in HI’2016

ISE to build Explorer AUV with under-ice capability for Antarctic Gateway Partnership project

Throughput of Big Port St. Petersburg down 8% to 24.16 mln t in HI’2016

European Union support approved for the LNG project coordinated by “Klaipėdos nafta”

Passenger Port of Saint Petersburg welcomed 10 cruise ships last week (photo)

IAA PortNews has published a photo release from Kamchatka

Bunker prices are flat at the ports of the Far East (graph)

Cruise ship Sun Princess makes her first call at port Vladivostok (photo)

Liberian ship management company, vessel owner, and three engineering officers indicted for environmental crimes and conspiracy

Cruiser Aurora returned to her permanent mooring place in Saint-Petersburg (photo)

Port of Gdansk throughput up 4% to 17.9 mln t in HI’2016

Brent Crude futures price up 0.13% to $47.67, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.06% to $46.62

Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) down 10.5% to 9.16 mln TEUs in HI’2016

Baltic Dry Index up to 745 points