News 2018 April 9

Jawahar Lal Nehru Port to roll out Direct Port Delivery transport solution next month

Rosmorport’s icebreakers assisted over 5,500 vessels in freezing seaports of Russia this winter navigation season

RF Government’s Decree to eliminate administrative barriers and legal restraints for implementation of MariNet’s roadmap

Ocean Yield ASA announces delivery of handysize dry bulk newbuilding with long term charter

Russian Railways: Loading of export cargo bound for domestic ports up 4.6% to 76.8 million tonnes in QI’2018

ABS to pilot bow-to-stern Condition-based Class for US Navy’s MSC

Throughput of Russian seaports in QI’2018 grew by 3.4% to 189.61 mln t

VOS Stone commences operations at Arkona OWF

NUTEP container terminal updated its record monthly container throughput

Vladivostok Sea Fishing Port handled 70,200 tonnes of fish in 3M’18, up 14.3% Y-o-Y

DP World issues public notice for the Doraleh Container Terminal in Djibouti

Keppel to build Singapore’s first dual-fuel bunker tanker

Severnaya Verf shipyard delivers LSV Elbrus to RF Navy (photo)

ClassNK releases Guidelines for Use of Drones in Class Surveys

Maersk Line expands online platform service scope

P&O Cruises Ventura completes two-week docking at Damen Shiprepair Brest

Vympel Shipyard’s shareholders voted against delegation of its sole executive body’s powers to Concern Kalashnikov

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO up to RUB 12,941 in RF spot market

Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company completed modernization of its ferry vessel Dagestan

Keppel signs cooperation agreement with KrisEnergy

Budget allocations for design and construction of North Pole ice-resistant self-propelled platform to total RUB 6,966.6 million (document)

27 icebreaker escort operations performed in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on April 8-9

MOL launches trial use of cooling-work suits onboard

Warsaw, Poland will host Polish LNG Conference on 14-15 November 2018

Brent Crude futures price up 0.45% to $67.41, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.4% to $62.31

NAVTOR joins forces with Weathernews International

Helsinki, Finland will host LNG Conference on June 7-8

NIBULON completed yet another stage of Southern Buh river dredging

Baltic Dry Index down to 948 points