News 2017 December 5

Shipyard Pella launches the second research hydrographic ship of project 11982 built for RF Navy (photo)

New FSO unit for transshipment of LUKOIL oil to appear at the port of Murmansk this year

ABS announces three key senior management appointments

Scorpio Bulkers to acquire Ultramax vessel

Tapani Voionmaa re-elected as Chairman of the Board for the Finnish Shipowners’ Association

Aker Solutions wins Johan Castberg orders totaling about NOK 4 billion

Okskaya Sudoverf to build eight dry cargo ships for Navis-1 LLC with STLC as a customer

Wärtsilä announces the launch of new tilted retractable thruster

IMO officially launches global maritime technology cooperation centre network

Xeneta introduces powerhouse NVO commercial team

Wärtsilä & GTT finalize cooperation agreement to create one-stop availability for LNG fuel tank and supply systems

DNV GL releases the new issue of MARITIME IMPACT magazine

Somalia signs Jeddah Amendment on illicit maritime activity

Global maritime technology cooperation centre network officially launched

Yamal LNG commenced LNG production, first cargo loading scheduled on 8 December 2017

NCSP Group’s net profit for 9M 2017 fell by 26.4%, year-on-year, to $359 354 thousand

MERCURIA Group to become a majority stakeholder of Port Lavna investment project - Victor Olersky

Korean Register launches survey services using drones

Coal exports from Russia rose 6% to 170.4 million tonnes in Jan-Nov 2017

Signing of special investment contract for construction of Kola Yard expected in early 2018

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

ISA Towage B.V. celebrates naming of new Shoalbuster 3209 ‘ISA’ at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld

Ministry of Industry and Trade: construction of leader-type icebreakers to be financed by non-government sources

Russia's eleven-month crude exports rise 5% to 236.368 million tonnes

Throughput of port Azov up 11.4% to 10.24 mln t in 11M’17

Brent Crude futures price down 0.19% to $62.33, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.10% to $57.41

RF Ministry of Industry and Trade allocates RUB 1.240 bln for Vympel Shipyard to build 3 Kometa-type vessels for Crimea

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,662 points