News 2017 May 24

Finnish Business Community took over AEC Chairmanship at AEC Annual Meeting

Port of Hamburg’s total throughput up by 1.7 percent at 35.4 million tons in the first quarter of 2017

RAO/CIS Offshore to be held on 12 - 15 September 2017 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Piraeus Port Authority investment plans tabled at 4th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum

Greece is open for cruise industry business says Greek minister at Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum

Hapag-Lloyd and UASC complete merger

Throughput of NCSP Group up 1.4% to 50.6 mln t in 4M’17

MOL starts initiative to develop enhanced operational support tool

VSM reports record number of merchant vessel orders received by German yards

Australia develops new blockchain security architecture TBSx3

Stolt-Nielsen Gas orders two small-scale LNG carriers, with options for three additional ships

Port of Oakland vessel calls to Southeast Asia up 50 percent

Port of Hamburg’s total throughput in QI’2017 was up 1.7% at 35.4 mln t

Vympel Shipyard launches fast patrol boat of Project 12150 Mangust for Sakhalin Border Department of Russia’s FSB (photo)

ABS launches new and completely mobile application from ABS Nautical Systems

Pharma logistics services expanding strongly in Antwerp

“K” Line announces delivery of woodchip carrier “FORESTAL GAIA”

OSC launches its VLCCs commercial chartering desk

World’s first LPG-fueled ferry design using GE gas turbine completes HAZID meetings

BC Ferries will take final acceptance and ownership of its newest vessel, Salish Raven, upon final inspection once the vessel arrives in B.C.

Brent Crude futures price up 0.22% to $54.27, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.17% to $51.56

Russian Railways set to facilitate implementation of BAM, Transsib and NLR projects

Indicative bunker prices go up at the port of Saint-Petersburg (graph)

Baltic Dry Index down to 949 points