News 2017 January 20

Luka Koper reports throughput and revenues for 2016

NIBULON completed the first stage of its Shipbuilding and Repair Yard modernization

COSCO SHIPPING Ports and Qingdao Port International enter into the Transaction Agreement and Strategic Cooperation Agreement

BPO debate dedicated to “Baltic ports in TEN-T network – meeting the future” will be held in March 2017

Fincantieri to build two new cruise ships for Carnival Corporation

Kalmar to supply new generation empty container handlers to DP World Jebel Ali Port

Danish Maritime Forum report addresses the maritime industry’s burning issues

Ulstein announces delivery of the OCV 'Island Venture'

Throughput of Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg down 8% to 7.3 mln t in 2016

DP World, Agility, Maersk and UPS join to United Nations led partnership to support humanitarian disaster relief

Thorco Projects and MC-Schiffahrt announce creation of new pool collaboration

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission permits Ro/Ro carriers to engage in joint negotiation for the procurement of tug services at all U.S. ports

ABS delivers advanced cyber solutions

Terminals of Commercial Sea Port of Ust-Luga JSC handled 3.6 mln t of cargo in 2016

Subsea 7 announces offer for Seaway Heavy Lifting

Brent Crude futures price up 0.26% to $54.3, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.23% to $52.24

Rolls-Royce to supply MTU engines for search and rescue vessels to be built by Damen Shipyards

0.5% sulphur cap implementation on agenda at 4th session of PPR

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

Baltic Dry Index down to 942 points

Scorpio Tankers announces a commitment for $172 mln credit facility for its eight MR product tankers under construction

Norwegian Maritime Authority involved in the innovation project HYBRIDShips