News 2016 October 18

HPC evaluates the feasibility of a container terminal in Bangladesh’s biggest port

Agreement of intent under the project on construction of deepwater port in Arkhangelsk signed in Beijing

Carnival Cruise Line signs agreement to expand terminal operations at the port of Long Beach

MEYER WERFT successfully certifies its quality management system

Polarcus signs MOU for multi-client collaboration and vessel agreement with TGS

Teekay LNG mulls Norwegian bond issuance

NYK establishes logistics company for finished cars in Kenya

Port of Oakland debt upgraded by Fitch Ratings

Damen in partnership agreement with TeamTec for innovative Ballast Water Treatment System

MacGregor wins deck machinery orders for six 64m anchor handling tug supply vessels

Hapag-Lloyd announces FAK rates from Middle East to North Europe & Med

«Marine Façade» PLC (Saint-Petersburg) to develop infrastructure for handling of cargo ferries by 2018

60 cruise ships that moored at embankments of Saint-Petersburg in navigation season of 2016 brought 26,000 passengers

Cargo traffic at Latvia's Port of Liepaja fell by 2.3% to 3.87 mln t in 9M’16

HHI taps Mary Cullen as Vice President, Nuclear Propulsion at Newport News Shipbuilding

Dredging for construction of anchoring piles at Passenger Port of Saint-Petersburg scheduled for 2018

Jim Clancy chosen to host TMS Awards

Van Oord supports 4th International Forum of Dredging Companies as its Sponsor

TSHD Severnaya Dvina dredged 220,000 t of material at port Sabetta (photo)

Passenger Port of Saint-Petersburg serviced 456,500 cruise passengers in navigation 2016, down 5%, y-o-y

Far East ports will incur the deficit of fuel oil till the end of October (graph)

Wärtsilä to supply 28 MW power plant to Brazil

Passenger Port of Saint Petersburg “Marine Facade” and Northern Capital Gateway signed an agreement on cooperation

Port of Singapore throughput up 0.8% to 440.64 mln t in 9M’16

Brent Crude futures price up 0.72% to $51.89, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.76% to $50.32

Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) down 8.5% to 14.1 mln TEUs in 9M’16

Throughput of Klaipeda port rises 3.4% to 29.9 mln t in 9M’16

Baltic Dry Index up to 894 points