News 2017 November 8

MSC awarded 5 Star DNV GL Excellence for ship management

Bahri Data and DNV GL showcase smart safety and quality benefits of co-developed prototype at Bahri Data Forum

MOL to use Fujitsu's artificial intelligence (AI) technology

ICTSI 9M2017 net income up 5% to US$149.3M

MOL joins research project on use of vibrating sensors to detect abnormalities in rotary machineries

Baltic Workboats delivered 25m reasearch vessel for Caspian Sea

AS Tallink Grupp transported 808,383 passengers in October 2017

GTT receives order from Hudong-Zhonghua and CMA CGM to design the LNG fuel tanks for the 9 biggest container ships ever built

Ventspils Grain Terminal increased its capacity and started handling larger range of products

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

Navigation is over at inland water ways of Pechora Basin

Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority and DP World sign agreement for development of economic zone in Sokhna, Egypt

Bureau Veritas to class CMA CGM’s LNG fuelled ultra-large containerships

Aqualiner signs contract with Damen for three more Waterbus 2407 fast ferries

Number of cruise passengers in Tallinn hit a record in cruise season of 2017

Port of Ipswich welcomes new tidal barrier

New vehicle export terminal opened at the Port of Southampton

Inspection training for PSC Officers in South and Central America is underway at IMO workshop in Argentina

ISS and Glass Lewis recommend Teekay Tankers’ shareholders vote “for” proposed charter amendment to permit the merger with Tanker Investments

3rd Singapore Maritime Technology Conference and Exhibition (SMTC) will be held in April 2018

Vostochny Port exported more than 2 mln t of coal in October 2017, up 14.7% Y-o-Y (photo)

Carnival Horizon successfully completes sea trials in the Adriatic Sea

Brent Crude futures price down 0.22% to $63.55, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.38% to $56.98

Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg handled 5.1 mln t of cargo in Jan-Sep'17, down 8% Y-o-Y

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,473 points

First cruise of 2017-2018 season transits the Panama Canal

Babcock and BMT sign cooperation agreement to develop future surface ships

Finnlines posts results for January–September 2017