News 2017 January 10

Stena Bulk's 9th IMOIIMAX tanker named at GSI Shipyard, China

MV WERFTEN selects ABB propulsion, automation and marine software for five new Genting vessels

Throughput of port Ventspils (Latvia) down 16.5% to 18.8 mln t in 2016

Throughput of Klaipeda port (Lithuania) rises almost 4% to over 40 mln t in 2016

Throughput of port HaminaKotka (Finland) up 3.3% to 13.4 mln t in 2016

FMC rejects New York/New Jersey Equipment Optimization Discussion Agreement

Russian ships performed a unique transit voyage along the Northern Sea Route (map)

Throughput of port Tallinn (Estonia) down 10.3% to 20.12 mln t in 2016

Hantong Ship Heavy Industry holds naming & delivery ceremony for 38K DWT stainless steel chemical tanker

RF Navy's Pacific Fleet is to receive a multipurpose guard ship in 2017

Port of Oakland set all-time record for loaded containers in ‘16

Ushakov Maritime State University congratulates Novoship with the fiftieth anniversary!

The Port of Gdansk rebuilds its position on the logistics map of the automotive sector

LNG carrier CESI Qingdao delivered for SINOPEC LNG project

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

Dryships exercises first option to acquire a very large gas carrier with a 5 year time charter

IMO Secretary-General speaks out against regional emission trading system

SOCAR exported 1,217.799 t of crude oil via the port of Novorossiysk in 2016

Throughput of Ukraine’s seaports down 8.9% to 131.99 mln t in 2016

Epic Gas takes delivery of 7,500cbm newbuilding

Brent Crude futures price up 0.20% to $55.06, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.19% to $52.06

Boskalis supports 4th International Forum of Dredging Companies as its Sponsor

Slovenia accedes to passenger compensation treaty

Capacity of Vostochny-Nakhodka railway hub under construction in the Primorsky Territory is to be expanded with 20 mln t

Crude exports via CPC terminal up 3.6% to 44.3 mln t in 2016

Baltic Dry Index down to 949 points