News 2017 March 23

NDQ sets up in Maritime Logistic Zone in Zeebrugge

COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard delivers a module carrier

Zelenodolsk Plant and Krylov Centre striving to expand cooperation

Rhenus takes a 40 percent shareholding in the ARKON Shipping Group

Nakilat transitions LNG Mesaimeer to in-house management

MABUX: The state of uncertainty on global fuel market

Port Bronka is officially announced as a deepwater port

Anglo-Eastern, Optimarin and Saga join forces for ground-breaking Manila-based BWT training facility

MacGregor and Rolls-Royce to explore implications of autonomy for container ships

Throughput of Chinese ports up 7.1% to 1.36 bln t in Jan-Feb'17

DHT Holdings announces acquisition of 11 VLCCs from BW Group

Port of Singapore throughput up 7% to 99.15 mln t in Jan-Feb'17

SENAN takes delivery of four Interceptor 1102 vessels from Damen

Corvettes of RF Navy's Baltic Fleet carried out artillery strike on ship detachment of conditional enemy

Rail Baltica progress discussed with the European Coordinator Ms. Trautmann

VSTEP and Damen sign cooperation agreement for Royal Bahamas Defence Force project

Murmansk Region Governor Marina Kovtun took part in “Fishery in the Arctic" conference

Project Deepening and Widening of Mumbai Harbour Channel and JN Port Channel (Phase-II) gets governmental approval

Heading towards the 2020 sulphur limit highlighted during maritime industry events in Denmark

Unique crane equipment delivered to Zvezda shipbuilding complex

Ulstein Verft is about to complete ship service on the sixth ship this year

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

Two NYK vessels receive Panama Canal's Green Connection Award

First fish terminal created at the port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (photo)

APL extends cargo assurance for protection against cargo-in-transit risks

Ocean Yield ASA announces delivery of container vessel with 15 years charter

Brent Crude futures price up 0.75% to $51.02, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.79% to $48.42

THE Alliance starts new Mediterranean services

German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food awards Damen Fisheries Research Vessel contract

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,190 points

CITLE offers market entry to western China

Finnpilot Pilotage Ltd.’s result for 2016