News 2018 January 22

Throughput of port Vysotsk up 3% to 17.55 mln t in 2017

Myanmar accedes to treaty covering bunker oil pollution damage

Hutchison Ports Thailand receives world’s largest quay cranes with advanced remote control technology at Laem Chabang Port

Port of Tallinn announces auction for equipment and structures of coal terminal in Muuga Harbor

ESPO supports more efficient but responsible management of waste from ships

Throughput of port Primorsk in 2017 down 11% Y-o-Y to 57.60 mln t

DP World and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (Niif) Partner to create platform for investments in ports, transportation and logistics sector

Rosmorport’s icebreakers assisted 269 vessels at seaports of Russia this winter navigation season

Port of Rotterdam Authority puts hybrid vessel into operation

Throughput of port Ust-Luga up 11% to 103.29 mln t in 2017

Maritime engineering firm Intermarine UK opens new facility at Portland Port, Dorset

Boskalis supports V Forum of Dredging Companies as its Sponsor

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

Damen signs contract with Canada’s Group Ocean for two Modular Multi Cats

Throughput of Big Port St. Petersburg up 10% to 53.64 mln t in 2017

Four vessels escorted by icebreakers in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on Jan 21-22

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO down to RUB 12,946 in RF spot market

Freight turnover of Neva-Metal (Saint-Petersburg) in 2017 was flat Y-o-Y at 3.1 mln t

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

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,125 points

“K” Line announces delivery of 14000-TEU containership “MILANO BRIDGE”

Okskaya shipyard lays down the fourth oil barge of Project ROB20 for Paula Rise (photo)

Cargo traffic on Russia’s IWW in 2017 up 0.5% Y-o-Y to 118.6 mln t (photo)

“K” Line announces delivery of ‘Corona’ Series coal carrier “CORONA WISDOM”

Brent Crude futures price up 0.29% to $68.81, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.22% to $63.45

Suez Canal revenues up with a rate of 250 million dollars

Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) up 4.8% to 20.75 mln TEUs in 2017

Bunker sales at the port of Singapore in 2017 up 4.1% Y-o-Y to 50.64 mln t (table)

Port of Singapore January-December volumes grow 5.5% to 626.17 million tonnes