News 2016 December 1

Hans-Jörg Heims becomes new spokesman of HHLA

FSUE Rosmorport signs agreement on cooperation with NUTEP container terminal (photo)

Throughput of Port Vysotsky LLC up 12% to 5.65 mln t in 11M’16

Construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge is financed as scheduled

Marlink and Telemar to create the world’s leading maritime communications, digital solutions and servicing group

S. Korea accounts for the bulk of Vostochny Port’s coal exports

Maersk Line updates tariffs for Low Sulphur Surcharge

Rolls-Royce accelerates transformation of Marine business through further restructuring and simplification

MABUX: OPEC pushed bunker prices up

Two Aker Arctic projects reach significant milestones

Maersk Line to acquire Hamburg Süd

The port of Garston welcomes Yara UK to the port as a new customer

Crude exports via CPC terminal up 2.7% to 39.76 mln t in 11M’16

IAA PortNews offers a proto release on Х International Forum and Exhibition “Transport of Russia”

Port Vanino tested new dust suppression system (photo)

Transneft Upper Volga completed first stage of investment project to increase supply of petroleum products to Primorsk port up to 15 mln t

Icebreaker assistance in water area of port Vyborg to be provided from December 2

Russian Railways' network loading up 0.6% to 1.11 bln t in January-November 2016

Amendments destined to streamline approval of Russian seafarers’ identity documents to be issued in early 2017

Single electronic base of seafarers’ certificates is operational in Russia from 1 January 2017

ZIM posts Q3 results

Bunker prices are still high in the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

IMO confirms compliance of Russian seafarers’ certificates with STCW provisions including Manila Amendments

Simulator training forms a key part of mandatory training under IMO’s STCW Convention

Brent Crude futures price up 1.31% to $52.52, Light Sweet Crude – up 1.33% to $50.08

APL’s volume rose almost 9.9% to 1.3 million TEUs in 3Q 2016

Port of Brisbane handles its first 8500 class vessel

Belarus joins IMO

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,204 points

Philly Shipyard delivers first next generation product tanker to Kinder Morgan