News 2016 November 9

WWL awarded “Ro-Ro Line of the Year” at Global Freight Awards 2016

RF Transport Ministry starts developing Regulations on Maritime Pilots

Norwegian Cruise Line reports Financial Results for Q3 2016

Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) down 8.8% to 30.41 mln t in 10M’16

Clean shipping discussed at the Baltic Strategy Forum in Stockholm

Throughput of port Ventspils (Latvia) down 19.7% to 15.5 mln t in 10M’16

New edition of “PortNews. Port Service.” journal is available in English

Finnlines Group posts financial results for January-September 2016

Twelve built-for-stock Damen Stan Pontoons and Tugs arrive in Rotterdam

CMA CGM to add a weekly call at Kotka on its St Petersburg Shuttle A service

Allianz Middle East Ship Management and Maritime Craft Services take delivery of Damen FCS 2610

Media Group PortNews opens subscription for its printed outlets of 2017

Repsol Sinopec extends charter for Safe Boreas

Navigation within water area of Big Port St. Petersburg is banned for small-size, leisure and sport vessels (document)

Investments in land access infrastructure at the Port of Gdansk totalling EUR 30 million are coming soon

PortNews welcomes advertising materials to be published in special issue of its journal by Transport Week – 2016

CMA CGM announces FAK Rates from Asia to North Africa

HELCOM State and Conservation Working Group convenes in Tallinn

RF Transport Ministry is working towards launching of a ferry line for trucks to escape the routes via Poland

CMA CGM announces Emergency Rate Restoration from Asia to North Europe

Russian Railways and China Yingkou Port Group Corporation agree on joint development of Bely Rast logistics centre

Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to present 'Discussion Document' for updating Clean Air Action Plan

Facilities for icebreakers’ lay-up to appear at Big Port St. Petersburg

Brent Crude futures price down 2.09% to $45.08, Light Sweet Crude – down 2.25% to $43.97

Major national oil spill exercise hosted by Port of Dover

Indicative bunker prices drop by $20 at the port of Saint-Petersburg (graph)

Baltic Dry Index up to 911 points

General Dynamics NASSCO delivers ECO Class tanker Constitution to SEA-Vista LLC

MAN Diesel & Turbo signs deal for three new cruise vessels with Fincantieri shipyard

Massive private investments in port of Antwerp