News 2017 March 28

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping holds the conference on containers and container transportation

MOL's first 20,170 TEU containership will commence its maiden voyage

Green Cargo expands rail traffic between Gothenburg and the Stockholm

Maersk Line partners with AkzoNobel to drive sustainability

Kalmar delivers range of cargo-handling equipment to Hamad Port, Qatar

IAA PortNews offers a photo release from the keel-laying ceremony at Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard

Safe Boreas extends further with Repsol Sinopec

Successful project to address marine bio-invasions concludes

Vodohod applies for construction of second cruise liner of Project PV300 by USC shipyard

LUKOIL and Gazprom Neft practise oil spill response in Arctic

Nornickel Group opened a newly reconstructed berth of Murmansk Transportation Branch (photo release)

IMO contributed to the latest meeting of United Nations bodies working in Africa

JNPT to install Radiological Detection Equipment(RDE) at Road and Rail Gates

Nigeria training course to boost port security

Ships of RF Navy’s Pacific Fleet repelled an air strike of simulated enemy

RF President will take part in the Arctic: Territory of Dialogue International Forum

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

ABS holds National and Regional Committee meetings in London, Copenhagen and Hamburg in mid-March

Krasnoye Sormovo lays down cruise liner PV300 for Vodohod (photo)

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping to participate in Gastech 2017

Exercise with battalion of assault landing motor boats is held at RF Navy’s Baltic Fleet

Damen Shiprepair & Conversion completes series of works on Jan de Nul Group vessels

Rotterdam will host Europort 2017 on 7-10 November

Dryships announces acquisition of four modern newcastlemax vessels

Brent Crude futures price up 0.35% to $51.08, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.46% to $47.95

Cargo berth of Vostochny Port’s Phase 3 facilities can now accommodate large capacity bulkers (photo)

Icebreakers escorted 2,519 vessels to/from Azov Sea ports in ice navigation season of 2016-2017

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,282 points