News 2017 July 21

Hapag-Lloyd's MV NORASIA ALYA to omit San Antonio Port on MSW Service

MOL's Kinkasan Maru's engine control console gets 1st 'Ship Heritage' certificate

Bahri beefs up its fleet of VLCCs with delivery of 300,000dwt tanker ASLAF

Svitzer will provide marine support services for the Excelerate Energy FSRU in Bangladesh

The Port of Southampton welcomes ARA Libertad

Australian LNG exports to surge 22% this year, expert says

Duke University secures funding of a new marine lab RV construction

Workshop in Tunis briefed participants on functioning, operation and use of LRIT system

Drewry: World Container Index drops 6.3% (Jul 20)

Ukraine’s water transport carried 0.2 mln passengers in Jan-Jun'17, up 27.5%, Y-o-Y

Cargo transportation by Ukraine’s water transport down 6.7% to 2.3 mln t in 6M’17

Shell contracted to provide lubes and services for OOCL Hong Kong

Far East Crab Catchers Association: world’s first ship dedicated for crab catching can be designed and built in Russia

Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard launches chemical carrier Balt Flot 16 of Project RST27М for BF Tanker

Fincantieri enters partnership agreement with MAPEI

ME MetroElectroTrans buys out river fleet of Volgograd for RUB 32.5 mln (photo)

Harley Marine Services adds new tug DR HANK KAPLAN to its fleet

NextDecade signs MOU with Port of Cork to develop FSRU and LNG import terminal infrastructure

MAIB reports on tug Dominigue capsize accident in Madagascar resulting in 2 fatalities

In HI’2017 TransContainer transported 869,000 TEUs, up 18.7% Y-o-Y

Academic Pashin tanker underwent inclining experiment at Nevsky Shipyard

First Damen dredger for Australia TSHD 650 en route to Gippsland Ports

JFSE launches patented revolutionary jetting technology for subsea excavation

Oil spill response workshop held in Senegal

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

Baltic Dry Index up to 964 points