News 2017 April 3

Drydocks World celebrates 3 decades of maritime excellence

Maersk Line increases dry rates from East Coast South America to North Europe & Mediterranean

Russian Railways' network loading up 3.8% to 305.1 mln t in Jan-Feb'17

Oldendorff Carriers and BMT SMART announce a new agreement

SCF Group partners with Shell to make the first global step towards LNG-fuelled oil tanker industry (photo)

CMM and DNV GL undertake first class health check of on-board control networks

Lamor Corporation and Rosneft sign cooperation agreement

Hyundai Heavy Industries extends two-stroke licence with MAN Diesel & Turbo

Diesel-electric icebreaker Novorossiysk leaves the port of Arkhangelsk for ice tests in the Kara Sea (photo)

ABP to double the capacity of its two Humber container terminals

9 mln t of oil produced at LUKOIL’s North Caspian fields

Arctia’s turnover in 2016 amounted to EUR 60.7 million

Epic Gas closes USD 90 million refinancing

FESCO reduces transit time between Shanghai port and Vladivostok on FCDL to 3 days from 5 days

Jan De Nul Group and Boskalis acquire EUR 250 million port dredging contract in joint venture in Mumbai, India

Admiral Grigorovich frigate of RF Navy’s Black Sea Fleet arrived in Novorossiysk

Hyundai Heavy Industries invest USD 3.1 bln in R&D by 2021

MOL participates in the MLIT R&D Support Projects

London Container Terminal secures a four year agreement with SCS Multiport

ABB and Presserv team up to provide preservation programs for idle O&G vessels

Throughput of port Posiet (Primorsky Territory) down 0.6% to 1.32 mln t in Jan-Feb'17

Throughput of port Vostochny (Primorsky Territory) up 6% to 10.62 mln t in Jan-Feb'17

Throughput of port Nakhodka (Primorsky Territory) up 1.1% to 3.69 mln t in Jan-Feb'17

Throughput of port Vladivostok (Primorsky Territory) up 21.9% to 2.43 mln t in Jan-Feb'17

Carnival Corporation announces purchase of shares

Brent Crude futures price down 0.02% to $53.52, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.12% to $50.66

Rosterminalugol announces a record-high monthly shipment of coal

Navigation season opens at inland water ways of Russia (photo)

EU Naval Force Italian warship conducts maritime training with sailors from Djiboutian Navy

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,297 points

Fincantieri presents ultra-luxury cruise ship