News 2018 February 16

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

Future Outlook Forum will take place on 20 March as part of Intermodal Asia 2018

Global Container Terminals orders 10 more Konecranes RTGs for its terminals in British Columbia

University of Kent partnership helps the Port of Dover cut queues and boost efficiency

Port of Oakland reports 2.1 percent increase in export volume in January 2017

Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) up 9.2% to 1.81 million TEUs in January 2018

Royal Vopak expands Vopak tank terminal (JTT) in the Port of Jakarta - Indonesia

DP World signs agreement with government of Jammu and Kashmir at World Government Summit

Murmansk Sea Fishing Port handled 11,600 t of fish in January 2018, up 26.1% Y-o-Y (photo)

Cargo traffic through NSR in 2017 grew by 36% Y-o-Y to 9.9 mln t

PPR 5 agrees on the outline of IMO draft guidelines for implementation of the 2020 sulphur limit

NOVATEK to invest USD 1.5 billion in construction of LNG terminal at Kamchatka

Rosmorport announces tender for maintenance dredging at Volga-Caspian Canal

22 icebreaker escort operations performed in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on February 15-16

TransContainer’s net income in 2017 more than doubled Y-o-Y to RUB 5.42 million

Nuclear power plant of Vaygach icebreaker breaks Arktika’s record

Rosmorport appoints Irina Egorova as Chief Accountant of its Vanino Branch (photo)

BSM and Babcock International Group collaborate on innovative LNG Supply Vessel

EBRD supports efficient grain logistics in Ukraine

WFS, Marinvest, IINO, Mitsui, NYK to build four new ocean-going vessels capable of running on methanol

Research vessel Admiral Vladimirsky leaves Mumbai port, India

Port of Rotterdam container throughput up 12.3% in 2017

Brent Crude futures price up 0.51% to $64.66, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.54% to $61.67

New DNV GL class notations aim to improve stern tube bearing performance

Bunker prices continue going down at the Port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia (graph)

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,089 points