News 2018 April 5

MABUX: The state of uncertainty could keep bunker prices in the phase of irregular changes

Ocean Network Express starts new service connecting Koper with Piraeus and Damietta

Nord Stream 2 receives permit to use the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone for building the pipeline

Traffic control functions in Finland to be transferred to a new state-owned company

International Conference on Harmonized Implementation of the Polar Code took place on 22 February 2018 in Helsinki

Australian Transport Safety Bureau adopts BMT’s REMBRANDT for accident investigation

Transportation of transit containers by Russian Railways' network in QI’2018 totaled 100,600 TEUs, up 30.1% Y-o-Y

Aker Solutions and Kvaerner secure letter of intent for Johan Sverdrup phase II work

ESPO supports EU position on IMO CO2 negotiations

The oceanographic vessel “Kronprins Haakon” delivered in the Norwegian yard of Vard Langsten

Ukrainian Grain Trading Company Nebulon considers investment in river transport at Damietta Port

Höegh LNG takes delivery of its eight FSRU, Höegh Esperanza

FESCO expands its fleet with a 511-TEU multi-purpose dry cargo carrier FESCO Nevelsk (photo)

IHC seals dredge pumps deal with Jan De Nul Group

Throughput of port Ventspils (Latvia) in 3M’18 down 31% to 4.913 million tonnes

Damen shipping multiple pontoons to Rotterdam

Marine Recruiting Agency completed training of mooring masters for Kamchatskenergo

KN and Freeport LNG sign Memorandum of Understanding

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

32 icebreaker escort operations performed in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on April 4-5

Seaports of Ukraine handled 32.8 million tonnes of cargo in 3M’18, up 1.1% Y-o-Y

Port of Long Beach officials launch zero-emissions port project

Brent Crude futures price up 0.34% to $68.25, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.28% to $63.55

Samsung Heavy Industries wins a LNGC duo for 370 million USD

MSCC Bronka (Big Port St. Petersburg) handled the first of Finnlines’ lengthened vessels (photo)

Freeport of Riga Authority presented Port of Riga as effective transit hub for Chinese container cargoes

Baltic Dry Index down to 977 points