News 2016 December 22

CMA CGM implements GRI from all Asian ports to all Middle East Gulf ports

Rosneft and CUPET enter into a Brownfield cooperation contract

Hapag-Lloyd announces FAK rates for North Europe

Vroon's wind turbine installation vessel completes Nordergünde turbine installation campaign

Havyard Ship Technology to construct three electric ferries for Fjord1

OSU's wave energy center receives $40 million to construct world’s premier test facility

Expert predicts quiet last week of 2016 for global bunker market

Hapag-Lloyd announces new FAK rate on the Intra European trades.

CMA CGM announces new FAK rates from India Sub-Continent to North Europe & Mediterranean

Meeting of the Presidium of RS Scientific and Technical Council held in mid-December

RS updates Rules for Planning and Execution of Marine Operations as regards safety assessment

Scandlines puts new hybrid ferry in operation

More than 1 mln t of coal handled at the Freeport of Riga for the third month in a row

RS Rules application will ensure full compliance of ships with the Polar Code

Euroseas announces acquisition of newbuilding Ultramax drybulk carrier

RS releases technical requirements to NAABSA ships

Sandahlsbolagen to operate intermodal terminal at the Port of Gothenburg

Diana Shipping announces a reduction of the contract price to the shipbuilding contracts of two newbuildings

Baltic and Eastern Europe ports could be perspective hubs for oil and gas deliveries from Canada

Port of Rotterdam Authority satisfied with new EU regulation on port services

Port of New York and New Jersey container volumes up 5.5 percent to 527,974 TEUs in November 2016

CMA CGM’s European-Caribbean Service starts calling at DP World London Gateway Port

Murmansk Commercial Seaport puts into operation mobile dust suppression units (photo)

World's first VLEC loads first ethane shipment

Kalmar to supply seven RTG cranes with SmartPort automation to Algerian port of Oran

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

Overview of worldwide emission control policies presented at international workshop in Hong Kong

Brent Crude futures price down 0.07% to $54.42, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.08% to $52.45

Regular cruise service will link Crimea with Sochi, Novorossiysk and Istanbul in 2017 – Victor Olersky

Baltic Dry Index up to 926 points

Damen recieves order for eight Damen Pontoons 2404