News 2016 December 15

Logistics parks essential to strengthen Vietnam's trade potential

Technip awarded multi-disciplinary engineering and project management services contract

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

DOTr to unveil new barge / Ro-Ro terminal

US regulator gives nod to THE Alliance

Rosmorport appoints Valeriy Tatkalo as Director of its Azov Basin Branch

Port of Long Beach box traffic in November drops 13.8% to 534,308 TEUs

Damen builds first ever Service Operations Vessel for Bibby Marine Services

Skangas and Kemira Oyj ink agreement on supply of LNG for Kemira plant producing water treatment chemicals

MABUX: Optimism may support bunker market in the medium term

CMA CGM announces GRR for India & Middle East Gulf - West Africa trade

Parliament OKs a report on EU port services regulation

Pella Shipyard launches two patrol boats of Project 03160 (photo)

Maersk Line announces rate increase for dry cargo on US & Canada-Far East Asia services

Rokas Masiulis appointed Lithuania’s new Minister of Transport and Communications

Maersk Line hikes rates for Far East Asia-United States & Canada trade

60% of dredging works in Russia should be performed by the country’s own fleet – Rosmorrechflot

Commissioning of diesel-electric icebreaker Novorossiysk scheduled for 26 December 2016

The sixth Translog Connect Congress was held on November 23-24 2016 in Budapest, Hungary

Russia can incur a deficit of oil transshipment facilities at the ports of the North-Western Basin – Victor Olersky

Throughput of Russian seaports in 2016 will total 715-720 mln t – Rosmorrechflot

BIMCO hosted a seminar looking at maritime security

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

Stena Line extends its trust in MacGregor's planned maintenance agreements for 39 ferries

Brent Crude futures price up 0.02% to $53.91, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.20% to $50.94

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,003 points