News 2017 November 23

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from Asia to Mediterranean

Mercury-1 ferry of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company successfully passed sea test after major repairs

Ophir issues update on the status of the Fortuna FLNG project

Opatija, Croatia hosts three-day conference “The Port of Rijeka, Gateway of the Baltic-Adriatic Core Network Corridor”

Navantia and Bath Iron Works team for the US Navy Future Guided Missile Frigates

Throughput of Chinese ports up 7.2% to 7.23 bln t in 10M’17

COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard delivers research/survey vessel to Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey

CMA CGM announces GRI from Asia to ECSA

Bunker prices may turn into irregular phase in the lead-up to OPEC’s meeting

Okskaya shipyard lays down the first non-self-propelled oil barge in a series of ten vessels ordered by STLC

European Sea Ports Organisation welcomes a deadline for global solution on CO2 from shipping

Ports of Ayr and Troon celebrate delivery of new Scottish-built pilot vessel

Corvette Soobrazitelny, Baltic Fleet, performed some training missions in piracy affected areas in Gulf of Aden

Wärtsilä engines and exhaust gas cleaning chosen for new cruise ship

Navigation 2017 to close in Azov-Don Basin of Russia’s IWW on 1 December 2017

Oldendorff Carriers receives IBJ Bulk Ship Operator of the Year award

Russia’s General Board of State Expert Review approves Phase I of Bagayevsky Hydrosystem project

Ports of Ayr and Troon celebrate delivery of new Scottish-built pilot vessel

Marine Recruiting Agency goes on with the program of RTG operators training

Coal exports via Rosterminalugol terminal hit 22 mln t milestone this year (photo)

MGO prices are still high at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

Throughput of port Kaliningrad in Jan-Oct'17 grew by 16% to 11.28 mln t

Brent Crude futures price down 0.25% to $63.16, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.21% to $57.90

Ukraine’s water transport carried 0.5 mln passengers in Jan-Oct'17, up 30.2%, Y-o-Y

Port of Singapore throughput up 5.9% to 519.68 mln t in 10M’17

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,413 points