News 2017 October 6

Western Baltija Shipbuilding expands relations and complements orders portfolio

Malta hosted Our Ocean Conference 2017

HHLA hosts exchange between members of UmweltPartnerschaft Hamburg

Digital Ship announces inaugural maritime CIO Forum at Marintec China 2017

Draft amendments to the federal budget provide for increased financing of MTH and Taman dry bulk area

CH2M wins marine engineering support contract on BP project developing offshore gas fields

FAS Russia issues a register of natural monopolies in transport industry as of 1 October 2017 (document)

Bunker prices go up at the port of Novorossiysk, Russia (graph)

BP strengthens LNG shipping capacity

Okskaya Sudoverf completed this year’s programme on production of hulls and components for RF Defence Ministry’s pontoons

APM Terminals Tacoma ends lease

Throughput of port Ventspils (Latvia) up 16% to 16.2 mln t in 9M’17

Meyer Turku shipyard holds keel laying for New Mein Schiff 2

Cargo traffic within Azov-Don Basin of Russia’s IWWs down 4.6% to 7.53 mln t in 9M’17

MSC connects Asia and the Red Sea in new dedicated service

FESCO circulates Supplemental Practice Statement Letter

APL adds four new port calls to Asia-Europe services

A series of the meetings for safe and sustainable Straits of Malacca and Singapore held in Malaysia

Fuel oil prices go down at the Port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia (graph)

Brent Crude futures price up 0.02% to $57.01, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.12% to $50.73

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,382 points