News 2017 September 8

Statoil adds exploration licenses in South Africa

DCT Gdańsk announces rail traffic restrictions from 14th to 24th September 2017

Pilbara Ports Authority posts throughput of 57.9 million tonnes for August 2017

NIBULON shipbuilding and repair yard to launch two vessels in September

AIDA Cruises receives the "German Cruise Line Award" three times at Seatrade Europe in Hamburg

Black Sea warships practised artillery firing and SAM launches

The Baltic Sea is well prepared for the entry into force of the Ballast Water Management Convention - HELCOM

AMELS 188 superyacht sold with fast delivery in less than a year

Port of NY & NJ welcomes CMA CGM T. Roosevelt

Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex and Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries create a joint venture

The Montreal Port Authority and HAROPA sign an international cooperation agreement

Zvezda-Hyundai and Lazurit Design Bureau signed a designing contract for construction of Aframax tankers

Port of Long Beach container volumes up 8 percent to 692,375 TEU in August 2017

Port of Helsinki Ltd’s CEO Kimmo Mäki moves to Finavia

Vladimir Putin took part in Zvezda shipyard’s keel laying ceremony for 4 multi-purpose high ice class supply vessels (photo)

Scotland’s largest port to expand container terminal

Port of Liepaja handled 4.17 mln t of cargo in 8M’17, up 24.4% Y-o-Y

Global treaty to halt invasive aquatic species enters into force - IMO

Top speaker line-up announced for maritime CIO Forum Rotterdam on 26 September

Freight turnover of Neva-Metal (Saint-Petersburg) in Jan-Aug'17 climbed by 3%, y-o-y, to 2.1 mln t

Rosneft and Rosmorport agree to cooperate in placement ice-breaker orders with Zvezda Shipyard

Rosneft will place order for construction of shuttle tankers at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex

Dryships announces successful delivery of its second very large gas carrier

Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex signed an agreement with GTT

ClassNK releases latest technical rules and amendments in line with the Ballast Water Management Convention

BP’s Glen Lyon FPSO classed by DNV GL

MSCC Bronka plans its container throughput to double this year, to 75,000 TEUs

Bunker prices show considerable growth at the port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia (graph)

Bahri receives a Very Large Crude Carrier

Brent Crude futures price up 0.50% to $54.76, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.29% to $49.23

Rosmorport forecasts the port of Kaliningrad to increase its throughput by 7%-11% to 12.5-13 mln t in 2017

First call of Kaliningrad-Bronka container line is expected in October 2017

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,296 points