News 2017 June 21

Combi Lift calls on Damen with 19 vessel order

Damen’s UK Sales Manager receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Icebreaker pier in Katajanokka (Helsinki) reinforced and extended for IB Polaris

ABP donates £1,500 to Felixstowe Volunteer Coast Patrol Rescue Service

Russian-Greek joint commission for maritime navigation held its first session

Eighty-seven Crowley vessels honored with Jones F. Devlin Awards recognizing 670 combined years of safe operations

GMN maritime technology project seeks stakeholder participation

Ha Noi will host Vietship 2018 on January 24-26

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v Protefs with Hudson

IMO’s Chris Trelawny was speaking at the Port Security Technology conference in London

Ulstein Verft earns ISO9001 certificate

14,000 TEU Tampa Triumph vessel makes maiden call at Gulftainer’s Northern Container Terminal in Saudi Arabia

Ukraine’s water transport carried 0.1 mln passengers in Jan-May'17, up 4.9%, Y-o-Y

Port of Grangemouth orders new Liebherr ship-to-shore crane

Sergei Khramagin re-elected as Director General of State Transport Leasing Company (photo)

Evergreen rolls out sea freight services for Alibaba.com members

Siem Offshore's subsidiary signs 2-year contract for anchor handling tug supply vessels

IAA PortNews offers a photo release from the ceremony for awarding of Ust-Luga Cup winners

Hapag-Lloyd to increase rates from East Asia to South America EC

Pacific Bulk Terminal will build state-of-the-art transshipment facility in Primorye

Incheon Port’s America Sea Route PS1 to commence the call at Tacoma Port

Teekay’s first LNG newbuilding carrier built in China completes sea trials

KOTUG expands fleet with 5th infield support vessel

Rosmorport long-term development program approved

ABS issues Approval in Principle for Chiyoda’s floating LNG power plant concept

DNV GL’s global network of verification experts to support major new contract with Maersk Oil

Cargo transportation by Ukraine’s water transport down 8.2% to 1.7 mln t in 5M’17

Brent Crude futures price down 0.26% to $45.90, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.14% to $43.45

IMO training workshop held in Durban focused on introduction of energy-efficient shipping on the curriculum

Baltic Dry Index down to 847 points