News 2017 September 28

Workshop on General Principles of Drafting National Legislation to Implement IMO Conventions held on 18-22 September

The message of IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim on the occasion of the World Maritime Day

Valdai-45R hydrofoil launched at the premises of the designer, Alexeev’s Hydrofoil Design Bureau (photo)

Expert says bunker prices have a good chance to continue upward evolution next week

Bunker prices are flat at the port of Novorossiysk, Russia (graph)

WMU hosted Sweden’s World Maritime Day event in cooperation with the Swedish Maritime Forum

The 15th Annual Digital Ship Conference & Exhibition to be held in Athens on 1 & 2 November

Sailing ship Mir celebrates its 30th anniversary

TechnipFMC awarded EPCI contract for the Statoil Peregrino Phase II Project in Brazil

Tallink Silja becomes the world’s first cruise line to serve MSC certified seafood

IMO/SPC workshop in Fiji is supporting Pacific Island countries to implement treaties dealing with liability and compensation

APM Terminals announces new labor pool to better serve customers

Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard laid down lead ship of Project RSD59 (photo)

IOC vessel contracts prompt growth in demand for Royston enginei fuel management systems

ANL Container Line celebrates return to Port of Townsville

Stena Line to strengthen freight network on the North Sea between Rotterdam and the UK by adding further capacity

APL named 'Containership Operator of the Year' at Lloyd’s List Global Awards 2017

Russia’s Ministry of Natural resources forecasts crude minerals flow via NSR under current investment projects to reach 42 mln t by 2026

CMA CGM announces GRI from Asia to Panama, the Caribbean and Cuba on PEX2 service

Bunker suppliers expect the product return to the market but not count on pre-deficit prices.

Brent Crude futures price down 0.4% to $57.34, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.12% to $52.08

Breakthrough solutions of 12 Russian companies presented by MariNet at NEVA-2017

Wärtsilä's headquarters moves to Salmisaari in Helsinki

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,429 points

Port of Koper inaugurates a new multipurpose warehouse on Pier II

Expanded Panama Canal welcomes 2,000th Neopanamax transit