News 2017 December 1

Russia elected as IMO Council member having secured more votes than USA and UK

ESL Shipping: Noise emissions of m/s Eira reduced by 30%

MOL develops and commercializes Total Residual Oxidants instrument

Ocean Yield ASA enters into a Time Charter contract for the vessel Lewek Connector

Damen Shipyards Cape Town opens its doors for a Dredging Seminar and Demonstration

Port of Gdansk Authority and Port of Rijeka sign memorandum of cooperation

Port of Gdansk is breaking new records in terms of transshipments

Crowley delivers power line poles to help Puerto Rico's grid rebuild

Flame-defying maritime pilots recognized with IMO bravery accolade

Panama Canal increases daily Neopanamax vessel reservations to seven

CMA CGM merges its subsidiaries MacAndrews and OPDR

Sea Port of St.Petersburg increased social expenses

Frigate Admiral Grigorovich to join Russian Navy formation in Mediterranean

Russian Navy emergency group reaches area of search for Argentine missing sub San Juan

Nord Stream gas pipeline transmitted 200 bln cbm of gas from Russia to Germany

Throughput of Port Vysotsky up 13.7% to 6.42 mln t in Jan-November'17

Greek Shipping’s $15 bn orderbook propels Posidonia to new heights

Volga Shipping Company carried 6.3 mln t of cargo in navigation season of 2017, +21% Y-o-Y

Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant lays down two boom-laying boats of Project А40–2Б-ЯР for Transneft Kama Region JSC (photo)

Russian Railways' network loading up 3% to 1.15 bln t in 11M’17

Teekay Offshore Partners announces first oil and contract start-up for the Libra FPSO

ABS advances energy storage solutions with new guidance

Okskaya shipyard lays down the second non-self-propelled oil barge of Project ROB20 for Pola Rise (photo)

World’s first Class approved 3D printed ship’s propeller unveiled

Brent Crude futures price up 0.45% to $62.92, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.38% to $57.62

PIL reduces transit time to Chongqing by up to 80% with additional gateway option via Qinzhou

ESPO participates in EU platform “Women in Transport” launched on 27 November

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

Sea Port of St.Petersburg estimated intermediate results of its environmental programme

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,578 points