News 2018 January 25

Finnish shipowner Arctia ready to support Canada

Strong global economic growth supports bunker prices

Coral EnergICE, first Ice Class 1A Super LNG carrier named

Volga Shipping Company carried 6.5 mln t of cargo in 2017, up 24% Y-o-Y (photo)

Nord Stream 2 receives positive conclusion from Russian environmental authority

Tallink Grupp shuttle ships receive MSC certificate for offering sustainable seafood

Work begins for creation of new Port of Riga development plan

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

Russian Federal Fisheries Agency says operation of Murmansk Sea Fishing Port will not be terminated

Marine Recruiting Agency increased the number of graduates by 23% in 2017

Rosmorport appoints Elena Bulanova as Director of its Vanino Branch (photo)

Marine Council of Saint-Petersburg Government congratulates North-Western Shipping Company on its 95th anniversary!

APL enhances intra-Asia trade connectivity with new China Southeast Asia service

Mikhail Pershin appointed as Acting Director General of Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard (photo)

Nine vessels escorted by icebreakers in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on Jan 24-25

Polarcus awarded 4D project in Asia Pacific

Light bunker fuel is still in deficit at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

Berkarar ferry owned by Sea Trade Fleet of Turkmenistan is under repair at Zigh shipyard in Baku

Floating crane Triton installs a new accommodation unit on the walk to work vessel 'Blue Queen' from the Wagenborg Offshore fleet

BIMCO, ICS and INTERTANKO publish interim guidance on maritime security in the southern Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb

Brent Crude futures price 0.64% to $70.98, Light Sweet Crude – up 1.02% to $66.28

WinGD introduces new Integrated Digital Expert system, WiDE

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,200 points

Throughput of Chinese ports up 6.4% to 8.62 bln t in 2017

Port of Long Beach volumes up 11 percent to 7.54 million TEU in 2017

Glavgosexpertiza of Russia supports Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging Congress