News 2018 February 27

P&O Ferries plan new £150m river berth at Tilbury to increase capacity

Ports of San Pedro and Amsterdam aim at making the logistical cocoa chain more sustainable

DP World and Suez Canal Authority move ahead with development of integrated industrial and residential zone in Egypt

Sanmar Shipyards delivers new tugboats to Abu Dhabi Ports

APL enhances Asia–Latin America connectivity with three new services

Antwerp Port Authority decided to renovate the Royers lock as a barge lock

Port of Antwerp to position itself more strongly in the UK

ABP celebrates completion of Troon Harbour upgrades

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

MOL and Far East Investment and Export Agency of the Russian Federation sign a Memorandum of Understanding

5000th tanker loaded at CPC Marine Terminal

Aker Solutions wins subsea order for Nova project

New USC Board of Directors numbers 10 members

Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg allocated EUR 11.2 million for modernization of its production facilities in 2017, up 20% Y-o-Y

Draft law introducing electronic queuing system for pilotage at Russian seaports is available for public discussion (document)

Port of Lowestoft showcases potential as new East of England Energy Hub

New engineering facility opens to support thriving Port of Hull

ABP crane investment set to lift booming Port of Hull to new heights

41 icebreaker escort operations performed in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on February 26-27

Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) receives Project Biro order from Armscor

Freeport of Riga: coal handling to be fully shifted to Krievu island by 1 Jan'19

Brent Crude futures price down 0.18% to $67.17, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.22% to $63.77

France ratifies fishing vessel safety treaty

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim spoke at international conference on implementing the Polar Code

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,191 points