News 2017 November 7

Port of Southampton prepares to welcome the largest container ship ever

Okskaya Sudoverf will build a series of oil barges

Two Jensen Maritime designs named among WorkBoat’s 10 Significant Boats of 2017

Progress made in LNG terminal construction in Tornio, Finland

CMA CGM is the first shipping company to choose liquefied natural gas for its biggest ships

Busan Port Authority aims for top-notch eco-friendly port

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings signs agreement with Ulstein Verft for building of new polar vessel

Marine Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot takes delivery of two boom-laying boats (photo)

Wagenborg Shipping wins ‘Maritime KVNR Shipping Award´ with Easymax

IMO updates COP23 on climate change work

RosTransModernizatsiya orders construction of railway approaches to Taman port’s dry cargo area

Wilhelmsen eyes efficiency gains by sharing data on DNV GL’s Veracity platform

10th International Conference "Arctic Shelf Development: Step by Step" opens in Murmansk on 13 November’17

ICTSI Croatia boosts intermodal service for wood exports

Teaching energy-efficient ship operation in Argentina

Bibby Subsea delivers Shell Pipeline agreement

Abu Dhabi hosted IMO Workshop on Assessing, Authorizing and Monitoring Recognized Organizations

PIL takes delivery of two 11,800 TEU container vessels

Wärtsilä introduces an innovative pre-swirl stator to improve fuel efficiency

VTB Bank and FESCO have executed a credit facility for up to USD 680 million to restructure the bulk of the Group's debt

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO up to RUB 12,435 in RF spot market

Freight turnover of Neva-Metal (Saint-Petersburg) in Jan-Oct'17 was flat Y-o-Y at 2.6 mln t

Charleston, South Carolina will host Port & Terminal Technology USA on 17-18 April 2018

Winter passenger navigation on the Moskva river starts on November 9

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from Asia to Mediterranean

Container Terminal Saint-Petersburg handled 476,500 TEUs in 9M’17, up 14.1% Y-o-Y

Rolls-Royce to extend naval repair and overhaul services in the Gulf

ShipTek International Conference & International Maritime Awards 2018 to be held in Dubai on May 1-2

DryShips announces commencement of its third very large gas carrier 10 year time charter with an oil major trading company

Hamburg is hosting SMM on 4 – 7 September 2018

Brent Crude futures price down 0.12% to $64.19, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.01% to $57.34

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,476 points

Scorpio Bulkers announces acquisition of three Ultramax vessels and one Kamsarmax vessel

Ontario Government awards two ferry contract to Damen