News 2018 March 21

Wight Shipyard wins second order for fast ferry duo from Mexican ferry operator

Dorian LPG announces third Japanese financing

GasLog Partners LP announces acquisition of GasLog Gibraltar for $207 million and repayment of intercompany loan

ABP South Wales achieves new ISO 9001:2016 standard for bulk handling operations

Port of Gdansk to breathe new life into Dworzec Drzewny Quay

ABB wins contract to equip two next-generation shuttle tankers with future-proof solutions

Finnlines decides to exercise the options to lengthen two more ro-ro vessels

Throughput of Chinese ports up 4.7% to 1.45 billion tonnes in 2M’18

Pavel Bezmaternykh elected as Director of Eastern-Siberian Inland Navigation Company

Port of Gdansk overhauls its quays

Novikombank provides a $100 million loan to STLC

Huntington Ingalls names two vice presidents

Gulf Island Fabrication secures contracts for two specialized vessels

Seatrade Maritime Middle East 2018 to be held in Dubai on 29-31 October as part of UAE Maritime Week

LUKOIL’s profit in 2017 more than doubled YoY to RUB 418.8 bln

Wärtsilä and Crowley extend maintenance agreement for 11 articulated tug barges

IMO launches a video outlining how GMN initiative is uniting MTCCs into a global network

Ulstein built SOV Acta Auriga completes sea trials

Dubai will host MARACAD Maritime Innovation Awards on 3 October 2018

MARACAD 2018 will be held in Dubai on 2-3 October

17 icebreaker escort operations performed in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on March 20-21

Port of Quebec to cooperate with Port of Zeebrugge

Port of Immingham and partners hosted Driving Safety Forward forum

Vostochny Port JSC exported 5 million tonnes of coal YTD (photo)

Claimants and defendants in the case on allision of Delta Pioneer tanker with a pier at Primorsk port come to amicable agreement

Finnlines plans to lengthen two more Ro-Ro ships

Brent Crude futures price up 0.24% to $67.58, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.25% to $63.7

ABP's Port of Ayr took delivery of Liebherr crane

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

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,122 points

Scottish ports secure AEO status for Leith, Rosyth and Grangemouth

Ontario Government accepts Damen proposal for full ferry electrification