News 2018 January 16

Kommer Damen opens Damen Area Support China

DNV GL approves latest Kongsberg Digital Engine Room Simulators

Russian Railways: Loading of Russia’s export cargo bound for domestic ports up 6.4% Y-o-Y to 293.4 mln t in 2017

State stevedores of Ukraine handled 34.73 mln t of cargo in 2017, down 9.6% Y-o-Y

Andrey Lavrishchev’s report at Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging Congress will focus on promising port projects

Installation of Belgian topside for offshore substation marks milestone in further construction of Merkur Offshore Wind Farm

Maersk Line announces increase in FAK rates from Northern Europe to Middle East and ISC and from Mediterranean to Far East

Jotun Paints congratulates North-Western Shipping Company on its 95th anniversary!

DNV GL launches new JDP to test biodegradable lubricants

TTS Group ASA secures contract with Cosco (Dalian) Shipyard for TTS cranes

New Delhi will host 5th edition of Oil Spill India Conference on 5-6 July 2018

Norwegian Control Systems delivers automation and bridge control systems to five Fjord1 ferries

Port Mechel Temryuk hanlded 1.5 mln t of cargo in 2017, up 6% Y-o-Y (photo)

Russia's crude exports in 2017 rise 7%, year-on-year, to 256.718 million tonnes

Turnover of DeloPorts’ terminals in 2017 up 28% Y-o-Y to 7.7 mln t

NSR cargo traffic in 2017 included 9.73 mln t carried by seagoing vessels and 797,190 t carried by river ships

Singapore will host 22nd HR & Crew Management Conference on 16-17 May, 2018

Three vessels escorted by icebreakers in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on Jan 15-16

Bunker prices are flat at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

Coal exports from Russia rose 4% to 185.136 million tonnes in 2017

Oceanographic vessel Admiral Vladimirsky starts research in Indian Ocean

Brent Crude futures price down 0.4% to $69.98, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.31% to $64.5

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from ISC to North Europe and the Mediterranean

Cargo turnover at inland water ways of Azov-Don Basin down 4.9% to 9.796 mln t in 2017

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,264 points

Vroon’s VOS Stone mobilised with Ampelmann A400 gangway system

MMC First Process involved in the world’s first wellboat simulator

Crowley announces plans to build new 100,000-barrel Alaska Class ATB