News 2017 May 3

Rosneft announces 11.1-pct growth of average daily production to 70.3 mmtoe in Q1 2017.

Hapag-Lloyd increases Ocean Tariff rate from USA to North Europe and Mediterranean

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from Asia to North Europe and from Mediterranean to US Gulf

Port of Hamburg selected as the ‘Best Logistics Brand’ in the seaport category

Damen InvaSave port-based ballast water management system has world premiere

MS National Geographic Explorer visits ABP Port of Ipswich

Marine Recruiting Agency boosts the number of its graduates by 72% in QI’2017

Coal exports via Rosterminalugol terminal hit 7 mln t milestone this year

US Federal Maritime Commission rejects an agreement between three carriers to form a joint container shipping service

Japan Ship Owner’s Association will take part in 5th Ship Recycling Congress, 26-27th July 2017 in Singapore

Yevgeny Tuzinkevich appointed as Harbour Master of port Novorossiysk (photo)

Dryships announces successful delivery of its first modern newcastlemax vessel

More international companies show interest in Arctic LNG 2

Panama Canal welcomes largest vessel to-date through new locks

Patrick Verhoeven to leave ECSA for IAPH

Throughput of Port Vysotsky LLC up 16% to 2.26 mln t in Jan-Apr'17

Damen delivers Cutter Suction Dredger 350 to Heuvelman Ibis

Qatargas delivers commissioning cargo to new Chinese LNG Terminal

Wärtsilä 34DF engines awarded EPA Tier III emissions compliance certification

EVRAZ enters into agreement to dispose of Nakhodka Port to Lanebrook Limited

Altai and Dubna supply and support vessels of RF Navy’s Northern Fleet return from the long-range trip

Brent Crude futures price up 0.75% to $50.84, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.61% to $47.95

Vyborg Shipyard and Rosetti Marino signed Memorandum of Cooperation

Azeri crude exports via port Novorossiysk grew 2-fold to 489,210 t in 4M’17

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,073 points