News 2017 March 29

OPDR launches new service: POSS offers fastest service between Southern Spain and the U.K.

Wijnne Barends orders 6 new vessels

KN appoints the new CEO – Mindaugas Jusius

‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ International Arctic Forum opens in Arkhangelsk

Exports of coal from Arctic terminal Chaika (Dikson) by NSR will make 1 mln t in 2017

SEA\LNG coalition adds JAX LNG, Petronet LNG, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation

The Port of Gdansk establishes closer relations with the Belarusian market

London Container Terminal secures new fast reefer service for New Zealand, Peru and US

Dmitry Rogozin brings up the issue of making a decision on the time to start the construction of Leader-class icebreaker

Kalmar's electric straddle carriers support capacity expansion at MPET, Port of Antwerp

TransContainer reports full year 2016 IFRS results

Epic Gas takes delivery of 11,000cbm newbuilding

HELCOM to develop regional economic and social analyses on the marine environment

World’s first Arc7 LNG tanker Christophe de Margerie arrives in Sabbetta (photo)

DNV GL launches “Twisties” Joint Industry Project to standardise and improve offshore wind logistics

Bristol Port takes delivery of a Damen Shoalbuster 2308S

Ocean Rig reaches agreement on comprehensive deleveraging and recapitalization transaction

Port of Zeebrugge and Port of Hirtshals sign Memorandum of Understanding

Svitzer Chirripo 150th designed Tug for Sanmar by Robert Allan Ltd. for Svitzer’s Silver Bullet Project

Brent Crude futures price up 0.31% to $51.58, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.39% to $48.56

Port of Gothenburg plans to make use of contaminated clay from the seabed to build a new freight terminal

Van Oord signs contract for modification offshore installation vessel Aeolus

Bunker prices are flat at the port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia (graph)

Port of Long Beach OKs guidelines for $46 mln environmental grants program

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,333 points