News 2016 July 26

VOS Princess and VOS Principle start maiden voyages

Stena Line methanol project shortlisted for Global Freight Awards

Wärtsilä REvolution system takes sealing technology to a new level

Amendments into FTP on Nizhny Novgorod hydrosystem brought up for public discussion (document)

COSCO delivers Emergency Response Rescue Vessel

HII appoints Joseph Leonard as corporate director of customer affairs, large surface combatant program

CMA CGM implements GRR from South America East Coast to North Europe, Baltic, Red Sea and Mediterranean

First-ever LNG vessel transits the expanded Panama Canal

Memorandum of Understanding on OPS to be signed at the Baltic Ports Conference 2016

Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov visited shipyard in Kerch in course of his working trip to Crimea

Lynden makes Green Supply Chain Partner, Top 100 3PL lists for sixth consecutive year

Angola orders state-of-the-art Damen Fishery Research Vessel

We4Sea plans to lower CO2 emissions in the shipping sector

GAC Russia expands eastwards opening two new branches

Bunker prices are flat in the Far East ports (graph)

Phase 2 of White Sea – Baltic Sea Canal reconstruction is completed (photo)

Sovcomflot receives Port of Long Beach environmental award

China's CSIC will build a floating transfer dock construction for Zvezda Shipyard

Fertoing has carried out examination of destroyer Deyatel’niy on the bottom of the Barents Sea

Prosafe implements reorganisation and rationalisation program

Croatian president visited Klaipeda LNG terminal

Cruise ships will enjoy simplified regime when calling Russia’s Arctic and Far East ports

Golar and Schlumberger form OneLNG joint venture

Georgia Ports Authority approves funds for new inland terminal

Panama Canal launches Environmental Recognition Award

Brent Crude futures price up 0.35% to $45.29, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.23% to $43.23

Seago Line introduces new vessel to Liverpool service

RF Government issues water transport safety requirement (document)

Baltic Dry Index down to 709 points