News 2017 August 23

U-Ming Marine Transport has become the constituent of the FTSE4Good Index

HMM’s cargo processing at Busan Port hit new record

IHC America wins a new contract with Weeks Marine

Steel cutting ceremony of Sirius Shipping’s newbuilding held at AVIC Dingheng shipyard in China

UK operator SMS Towage buys new tug from Sanmar Shipyards

Indian Navy commissions second landing craft utility ship MK-IV 'IN LCU L52'

TOTE Maritime prepares for next phase of LNG operations

Northwest Seaport Alliance July container volumes show 5 percent increase year to date

Ukraine’s water transport carried 0.3 mln passengers in Jan-Jul'17, up 37.6%, Y-o-Y

Panama Canal welcomes largest capacity container vessel to-date through expanded locks

Konecranes signs contract with Shenzhen Energy Group Environmental Protection Company for thirteen fully automated WtE cranes

Port of Virginia orders four new cranes

Cargo transportation by Ukraine’s water transport down 2.1% to 3 mln t in 7M’17

Van Oord awarded contract to construct Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from Asia to North Europe

Rustam Khalitov appointed as Director General of KNRG Upravleniye, management company of Caspian Energy Group (photo)

7th Fleet Commander relieved due to loss of confidence

Russia’s General Board of State Expert Review approved stages of Zvezda Shipyard project (Far East)

Russia set to develop the unmanned surface vessels simulation platform for commercial application

CMA CGM invests in the NYSHEX market and accelerates its digital transformation

KFTC announces decision concerning the violation of south Korean antitrust law by car carriers

Dmitry Medvedev signed amendments into regulations on delivery of caught and processed aquatic bioresources (document)

SaR operations continue in Singapore to find missing sailors of USS John McCain

Sovcomflot’s unique LNG carrier sets new record with Northern Sea Route transit of just 6.5 days

MPA and IBM complete pilot trial on new cognitive-based system to improve maritime and port operations

Sovershenny, newest corvette of RF Navy's Pacific Fleet is open for visitors of the Army 2017 Forum

USC congratulates UCL Holding on the tenth anniversary!

Russian Chamber of Shipping congratulates UCL Holding on the first round number anniversary – 10 years in the market!

Brent Crude futures price down 0.35% to $51.69, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.33% to $47.67

TOTE Maritime’s LNG supplier gets the green light for LNG facility and barge-to-ship bunkering

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

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,249 points