News 2016 September 30

Nor-Shipping crowd-sources to turn industry problems into profit

Presentation of 4FOLD foldable container in the Port of Hamburg

MacGregor acquires majority shares of Flintstone Technology Ltd.

Höegh Autoliners increases presence in the Norwegian market

DFDS to increase services to the UK

Keppel FELS delivers fifth accommodation unit to Floatel safely and on time

LR contracted to class Federal German seagoing fleet

Brodosplit announces delivery of high quality residential containers

Pacific Fleet missile motor boats performed artillery firings against sea and air targets

Amendments into Rules for Navigation in NSR waters brought up for public discussion (document)

Rosmorport and Novorossiysk sign agreement on cooperation in reconstruction of Novorossiysk port facilities

Okskaya Shipyard starts sea trials of firefighting tugboat Penai, Project TG-17 (photo)

MOL announces the delivery of the 50,000 DWT methanol carrier

First container train dispatched by Primorje-1 transit corridor

CMA CGM implements GRR from Asia to West Africa

Rosneft performed bunkering of training ships in the course of SCF Black Sea Tall Ships Regatta 2016 2016 (photo)

MSC and Zim start a new joint Black Sea service

DFDS adds extra ship to freight service on Rotterdam - Immingham (UK)

Media group PortNews embarks on organizing 4th International Forum of Dredging Companies

Consul General of Israel in St. Petersburg visited Passenger Port of St. Petersburg

MOL enters into agreement for fund procurement through hybrid loan

Port representatives from Hamburg Metropolitan Region hold very satisfactory discussions during Port Evening in St. Petersburg

Lietuvos Dujų Tiekimas reserves additional capacities of LNG terminal under agreement with Klaipėdos Nafta

Murmansk will host 9th international conference “Arctic Shelf Development: step by step” on November 14-15

Damen supports 4th International Forum of Dredging Companies as its General Sponsor

Brent Crude futures price down 1.23% to $49.15, Light Sweet Crude – down 1.21% to $47.25

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

Baltic Dry Index down to 888 points