News 2018 January 24

Ports of Stockholm reports record RoRo and container volumes for 2017

Kerch-Yenikalsky canal transit up 25.4% to 19,034 passages in 2017 (photo)

Evac Group has appointed Tomas Michelsson as President, Offshore and Merchant vessel business

Transport Week 2018: the highlights

Hempel launches new hull performance system SHAPE

French government supports agreement with the Suez Canal for a detailed feasibility study

Rosmorport’s North-Western Basin Branch congratulates North-Western Shipping Company on its 95th anniversary!

Damen Shipyards Cape Town contracted for CSD 250 for Dredging Africa

CMA CGM appoints Rajesh Krishnamurthy as Group Senior Vice President IT & Transformations

Vostochny Port handled more than 23 mln t of coal in 2017 (photo)

EC approves state rescue aid to Croatian Uljanik Shipyard

Training ship Perekop, Baltic Fleet, to sail away for long cruise

Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam met in Tokyo to finalise the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans - Pacific Partnership

Marine Engineering Bureau congratulates North-Western Shipping Company on its 95th anniversary!

Bunker prices show no significant changes at the port of Novorossiysk, Russia (graph)

Nine vessels escorted by icebreakers in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on Jan 23-24

Wärtsilä listed among the “2018 Global 100” most sustainable corporations in the world

RF Transport Ministry approves the list of seaport infrastructure facilities

ESPO supports more efficient but responsible management of waste from ships

CEE Gas Conference will be held in Zagreb, Croatia on 7 - 8 March 2018

Brent Crude futures price down 0.17% to $69.83, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.03% to $64.45

Port of Long Beach Board approves rail facility project

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,157 points

Ukraine’s water transport carried 0.6 mln passengers in 2017, up 22.9%, Y-o-Y

Hutchison Ports BEST terminal in Barcelona increases capacity

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