News 2018 May 11

Statoil award contract in excess of NOK 1 bn for IMR services

V.F. Tanker will merge into Volga Shipping Company

Russian solar powered catamaran will sail from Saint-Petersburg to Astrakhan (photo, video)

DOF Subsea gets contract extention for operations in West Africa

ATS International and TOTE Maritime announce U.S. to Puerto Rico partnership

Black Sea Fleet frigate Admiral Essen leaves port of Limassol

U.S. Senate Environment & Public Works Committee releases 2018 water resources legislation

Metal Shark delivers new patrol boats to the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard in Curocao

Boskalis shareholders adopt 2017 financial statements, approve appointments and dividend

Huntington Ingalls partners with 3D systems to accelerate adoption of 3-D printing in naval shipbuilding

Port of Kapellskar increases freight capacity by nearly 30%

Fincantieri floats out sixth cruise ship for Viking Line

Klaipeda State Seaport Authority hosts christening of its new oil response and diving support vessel "Naras"

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v San Francisco with Koch Shipping

ABS and partners join forces to iprove maritime workforce safety

Murmansk Sea Fishing Port handled 117,700 tonnes of cargo in 4M’18, up 8.8% Y-o-Y (photo)

Seaports of the Russian Federation handled 260.8 million tonnes of cargo in 4M’18, up 3.7% Y-o-Y

ABS to class Kyklades' new VLCC duo

Riga Bulk Terminal invests in development of modern nulti-functional cargo terminal

WMU Global Ocean Conference focuses on building transformative partnerships for ocean sustainability

IMO held national maritime transport policy training in Kenia

Diana Shipping's net loss shrinks to $3.1M in 1Q 2018

Brent Crude futures price down 0.17% to $77.34, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.08% to $71.3

Huntington Ingalls starts fabrication of destroyer DDG 125

Oil spill response workshop held in Equatorial Guinea

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,453 points