News 2017 December 11

APL expands coverage in the Trans-Atlantic with New North Atlantic Service

Keppel secures S$130 million in projects from repeat customers

NOVATEK: LNG sales under long-term contracts will commence in April 2018

LR and UMAS release ‘Zero Emission Vessels 2030’ study

Port of Riga introduces new and innovative dry bulk handling technology

Van Oord completes expansion of Taiwan's largest port

ABB’s first Azipod® D propulsion system now in operation

Damen Schelde Gears acquired by RENK

Private sector partners in the pursuit of low carbon shipping

Teekay LNG Partners secures long-term financing for Yamal ARC7 LNG carriers

IMO Assembly adopts vision and strategic directions

Port of Helsinki’s West Terminal 2 awarded recognition for accessibility

Essar Vizag Terminal to take week-long shutdown to commission 8,000 TPH ship loader

Throughput of Russian seaports in 11M’17 grew by 9% to 716.7 mln t (detalization)

ICTSI agree on Motukea port project framework

Navigation season is over in Volga-Don Basin of Russia’s IWW (photo)

Port of Antwerp to invest 1.4 million euros over the next three years in seven projects

Maersk Line completes the divestment of Mercosul Line

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO down to RUB 13,104 in RF spot market

Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam, UWT and Smith Holland to launch an Empty Transferium at Maasvlakte’s ECT Euromax terminal

Aker Solutions to provide subsea production system for Aker BP's Ærfugl

Russian seaports handled 716.75 mln t of cargo in 11M’17, up 9% Y-o-Y

ABP on course to become one of UK’s biggest corporate solar power producers

Gdansk, Poland to host Transport Week 2018 on March 6-8

JNPT records growth of 5.76% in container handling DPD share up at 34.73 per cent

Marine environment protection in Southeast Asia gets fresh backing from Norad

IMO took part in Salvage & Wreck London 2017 Conference

Vroon holds naming ceremony for VOS Stone

RF Transport Ministry starts drafting a bill to divide work between providers of pilotage services

Brent Crude futures price down 0.43% to $63.13, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.4% to $57.13

DNV GL presents GTT and TECHNOLOG with GASA statement for exoskeleton LNG tanks

Throughput of port HaminaKotka (Finland) up 10.4% to 13.36 mln t in 11M’17

Throughput of port Ventspils (Latvia) up 9% to 18.5 mln t in 11M’17

China Merchants Port officially operates Hambantota Port

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,702 points