News 2017 February 17

Throughput of port Vysotsk up 32% to 1.59 mln t in January 2017

Atomflot says construction of Leader icebreaker should be started in 2021

Media Group PortNews is grateful to sponsors of the 4th International Forum of Dredging Companies (photo)

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard gains new World-Class Product certificate

Registration for the conference: "Implementation of the BWMC in Russia” is underway

Port of Gdansk throughput up 0.6% to 3.03 mln t in January 2017

Flex LNG plans to order two high - end MEGI LNGC newbuilds from DSME

Throughput of port Ust-Luga up 11% to 8.13 mln t in January 2017

Throughput of Big Port St. Petersburg up 10% to 4.06 mln t in January 2017

Port of Turku turnover up by 7.4 per cent to EUR 22.0 million in 2016

Alan Lushnikov appointed as Deputy Transport Minister of the Russian Federation (photo)

Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard launches Pioneer-2, tanker of project RST27 built for CMS (photo)

Diana Shipping announces direct continuation of time charter contract for m/v Houston with SwissMarine

Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard lays keel of "Viking Spirit"

Kalmar delivers horizontal transportation solution with high level of automation readiness to APM Terminal's MedPort Terminal in Tangier, Morocco

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey approves largest ever $32.2 billion 10-Year Capital Plan

Dredging works at port Sabetta are to be completed by the end of 2017 (photo)

ClassNK issues Type Certification for LED floodlights for Port Facility-use to Stanley Electric

Atomflot is working on extending the service life of icebreakers that are in operation today

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding busy with 16 ships repair and 6 newbuilds construction

Hyundai Merchant Marine to acquire four Hanjin’s terminals

USCG responds to tug and barge aground in the Tongass Narrows, Alaska

Huntington Ingalls reports 4Q, full year 2016 results

‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ International Arctic Forum to consider prospects for energy supply to Arctic regions

Brent Crude futures price up 0.27% to $55.8, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.17% to $53.45

Severnaya Verf is going to launch the Gremyashchy corvette in May 2017 (photo)

Hitachi Zosen receives first order for marine Tier III standards compliant SCR system

Baltic Dry Index up to 710 points