News 2018 April 4

Viking announces new 2019 ocean & river combination cruises

Second Matson containership begins construction at General Dynamics NASSCO

Vyborg Shipyard lays down yet another freezing trawler for Arkhangelsk Trawl Fleet (graphics, photo)

DNV GL issues standard for Transport and installation of wind power plants

Incheon Port container volume up to 215,976 TEU in February 2018

Banana producer Chiquita to deploy the new batch of 2500 energy-efficient reefer containers from Maersk Container Industry

KCA Deutag awarded contracts worth up to $800M with Statoil

IMO held National Seminar on Facilitation of Maritime Traffic in Mozambique

Port of Rotterdam Authority to expand Maasvlakte Plaza truck stop

Freight turnover of Neva-Metal (Saint-Petersburg) in QI’2018 was flat Y-o-Y at about 780,000 tonnes

RF Transport Ministry set to enhance level of NSR technological infrastructure up to 40.5%

VARD signs letter of intent with Viking

Crude exports via CPC Marine Terminal grew by 14.8% to 14.94 million tonnes in QI’18

Baltiysky Zavod completed testing reactor containment shell of Arktika icebreaker (photo)

BPA strives to attract T/S cargo with various incentive schemes

Second Matson containership begins construction at General Dynamics NASSCO

APL introduces China Bangkok Express Service

23 icebreaker escort operations performed in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on April 3-4

Busan Port endeavors to attract T/S cargo from 3 major shipping alliances

Brent Crude futures price down 0.29% to $67.92, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.29% to $67.92

IMO participated in maritime security exercise focused on Gulf of Guinea maritime security

Volga Shipping Company confirms compliance of its Safety Management System with ISMC

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