News 2017 March 7

CMA CGM implements Emergency Port Congestion Surcharge in Spanish ports

Bunker market at port Novorossiysk, Russia, sees mixed price movements (graph)

50 vessels of Sovcomflot will be equipped with ballast water treatment systems by the end of 2017 (photo)

Norsafe wins Polar Code contract with Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding BV

US Federal Maritime Commission eases regulatory burdens to maritime supply chain users

LASE successfully implements application LaseLCPS-2D for two crane systems at Intermodal Terminal WienCont in Austria

Port of Rotterdam Authority issues 2016 annual report

More space for big ships in Hamburg: Project to Redesign the Vorhafen Harbour Basin En-trance completed

CSSC and Wärtsilä establish new Electrical & Automation joint venture

DHT Holdings announces sale of its oldest VLCC

Coal exports from Russia up 7.5% to 27.86 mln t in Jan-Feb'17

Damen secures order with Fortescue Metals for six ART 85-32W Rotor Tugs

Russia's crude exports up 12% to 41.355 mln t in Jan-Feb'17

Port of Gdansk Authority SA supports development of new technologies for intermodal transport

IAA PortNews' greetings on International Women's Day!

Cadets of Pacific Ocean High Navy School named after Makarov started training on boards of ships and submarines of the Pacific Fleet

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from Baltic & North Europe to Canada

Bunker prices are flat at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

Royal IHC builds self-supporting boosters for stock and rental

DryShips exercises second option to acquire a very large gas carrier with a 5 year time charter

Throughput of port Taganrog down 22.6% to 293,600 t in Jan-Feb'17

VARD secures a framework agreement for the maintenance of five Norwegian CG vessels

Throughput of Arkhangelsk Sea Commercial Port down by almost a half to 255,700 t in Jan-Feb'17

Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding division christens National Security Cutter Kimball

Brent Crude futures price down 0.27% to $55.86, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.19% to $53.10

Baltic Dry Index up to 979 points