News 2018 March 7

Yamal LNG ships first million tonnes of LNG

Eesti Gaas will supply Megastar vessel with LNG during the following five years

Cargo handling at KN terminals in 2M’18 increased by 21.5% Y-o-Y

Vostochny Port visited by top officials

CMA CGM implements FAK rates from North Europe to Latin America and the Caribbean

Port of Antwerp Authority partners with start-up accelerator PortXL

Bureau Veritas appoints new Global Market Leader, Passenger Ships & Ferries

Port of Kiel expects more than 2 .1 million sea travellers this year including 600.000 cruise ship passengers

Expansion of Hull container terminal receives new boost

Port of Rotterdam opens cruise season

Coal exports from Russia in Jan-Feb'18 grew by 4% Y-o-Y to 28.6 million tonnes

ESPO asks Brexit negotiators to prioritise impact for ports in the assessment of potential post

ABB’s Azipod® propulsion passes 100 cruise ship milestone with PONANT order

IAA PortNews' greetings on the International Women's Day!

Port of Long Beach launches data-sharing project

49 icebreaker escort operations performed in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on March 6-7

Russia's crude exports in Jan-Feb'18 grew by 10% Y-o-Y to 40.4 million tonnes

Rolls-Royce offers ship navigators a bird’s-eye view with Intelligent Awareness game-changer

Throughput of port Ventspils (Latvia) in 2M’18 down 31% to 3.091 million tonnes

VARD secures contract for the design and construction of two luxury expedition cruise vessels for PONANT

Brent Crude futures price down 0.84% to $65.25, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.86% to $62.06

Odfjell Terminals Rotterdam to expand jetty capacity

Alfa-Bank is ready for adjusting blockchain technology for transport industry

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

Fincantieri and Viking sign agreement for 6 further ships

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,212 points