News 2016 October 11

Ferryboat Baltijsk resumes operation at Ust-Luga-Kaliningrad line (photo)

Bunker-Service LLC joins Russian Association of Marine and River Bunker Suppliers

Forth Ports appoints new Chief Harbour Master

RF Government suggests including inland and territorial waters along Crimea coast into FEZ (document)

Meyer Turku wins two new large cruise ship orders from Royal Caribbean

NYK starts new service in Northern Vietnam

Rosneft to boost positions in the Turkish oil products market

Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) down 10.5% to 26.87 mln t in 9M’16

Kiel posts best cruise shipping season ever record 147 ship visits

MacGregor signs joint venture contract with CSSC Nanjing Luzhou Machine Co Ltd to strengthen its presence in China

Throughput of port Tallinn (Estonia) down 7.8% to 15.69 mln t in 9M’16

ABS hosts Ship Operators Cooperative Program

Sovcomflot takes part in Sakhalin Oil and Gas Conference 2016

Logent to move into new Prologis' facility in Gothenburg Logistics Park in March

International Association of Dredging Companies supports 4th International Forum of Dredging Companies as its Partner

Fuel oil prices are still high at the Far East ports (graph)

Samskip completes reefer acquisition as Silver Green becomes Silver Sea

Throughput of port Azov up 3.7% to 7.4 mln t in 9M’16

Panama Canal issues request for proposals for Corozal Container Terminal

Maersk Line ups FAK rates from North Europe to Far East Asia

Throughput of port Taganrog down 23% to 1.73 mln t in 9M’16

Tallink Grupp signed supply contracts for LNG with partners in Finland and Estonia

RF Transport Ministry is set to change water transport control system

Brent Crude futures price down 0.47% to $52.88, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.47% to $51.11

Finnish Transport Agency will start testing intelligent fairways at the beginning of 2017

Baltic Dry Index up to 922 points