News 2017 May 18

Danish Shipowners’ Association becomes Danish Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd starts new North Europe Mediterranean Service

Irtysh hospital vessel of RF Navy's Pacific Fleet entered the Langkawi port in Malaysia

Vympel Shipyard launches yet another fast patrol boat of Project 12150 Mangust (photo)

Oldendorff appoints Verifavia for EU MRV Verification

The Port of Gdansk at the Transport Logistics fair in Munich

Samskip signals success for 45ft lightweight reefer

Damen supports call for Dutch naval sector investment

Global bunker market: OPEC meeting is in focus

USC posts 2016 consolidated profit of RUB 3.18 bln, down 1.65 times, Y-o-Y (document)

VNT reports minor spill in port water during vessel loading

BC Ferries’ newest vessel, Salish Orca, now in service

GTT to equip two new LNG carrier vessels for DSME

Bunker prices go up at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

Korean passenger/cargo ship Man Gyong Bong called at the port of Vladivostok (photo)

DryShips announces successful delivery of its second kamsarmax drybulk carrier

Nevsky Shipyard transfers Arc 5 rescue tug Beysug from a boathouse to an open slipway (photo)

Oblique icebreaker Baltika breaks ice in the Arctic

ICTSI Georgia, Batumi Sea Port co-host 6th Black Sea Ports and Shipping

British Ports Association comments on the GBER guidelines on state aids

European shipowners publish their priorities

Baltic Dry Index down to 960 points

Brent Crude futures price down 0.59% to $51.90, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.57% to $48.79