News 2017 April 21

President of the Philippines visited RF Navy’s Varyag missile cruiser in the port of Manila

Shipbuilding cluster to be created in the Astrakhan Region

Bill on transit cargo transportation supported by RF Government with some comments and proposals

Commander of Varyag cruiser of RF Navy's Pacific Fleet had a meeting with Philippine Navy Commander

Gates on the Upper Volga can be opened ahead of schedule as requested by ship owners – Rosmorrechflot

Active search of crewmembers of dry cargo ship Geroi Arsenala is over in the Black Sea

Superficial structure of the Ice-Resistant Platform-2 escorted along the Volga-Caspian Marine Shipping Canal

CMA CGM announces GRI from Asia to Panama, the Caribbean and Cuba on PEX2 service

World's bunker market still in waiting mood, expert says

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

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from Asia to North Africa trades

Navios Maritime Partners agrees to acquire 14-vessel container fleet from Rickmers Maritime

Moscow will host Midstream & Downstream Russia & CIS on 22-23 June, 2017

Siem Offshore announces charter contracts

EIB and ABN AMRO provide EUR 150 million to finance green shipping

Throughput of port Kaliningrad in QI’2017 up 1% to 3.14 mln t

ICTSI, DOTr launch the Philippine´s first container barge terminal

Throughput of port Vyborg up 9% to 251,800 t in QI’2017

Houston, USA will host 16th Vessel Efficiency and Fuel Management summit on 21-22 June, 2017

Court rejects Frontline's attempt to stop DHT's acquisition of VLCC fleet

Passenger Port of Saint-Petersburg signed about 120 agreements with tour operators by navigation season of 2017

Wagenborg's vessel Vlieborg receives innovative hull cleaning in the Port of Rotterdam

Baltic Fleet ships have passed the English Channel

Bollinger delivers the 23rd FRC to USCG

Brent Crude futures price up 0.21% to $53.10, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.24% to $50.82

The second new crane arrives to the Port of Koper

Bunker prices are flat at the port of Novorossiysk, Russia (graph)

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,243 points

DP World wins multiple categories at Golden Peacock Awards 2017

DHT Holdings, Inc. announces delivery of first VLCC from BW Group

Rolls-Royce to provide mooring system for Statoil’s oil platform Njord A