News 2018 May 22

CMA CGM announces GRR from India and Sri Lanka to West Africa

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company adopts ABS Subchapter M regulatory compliance mobile software

Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) down 2.8% to 6.49 million TEUs in Jan-Apr’18

Suez Canal revenues up to 479.3million dollar in April

Severnaya Verf starts cutting metal for initial section of longline factory vessel (photo)

Med Marine signs two new design contracts with Robert Allan

Okskaya Sudoverf launches second shallow-draft barge of Project ROB20, Belmax 2 (photo)

Bibby Offshore secures multimillion North Sea contract

RF Ministry of Justice registers order on designation of caution areas in ports of cities hosting World Cup 2018

New generation of RoRo’s designed by KNUD E. HANSEN for Grimaldi

Iridium network approved to provide Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) services

North West MP finds out more about how the Port of Barrow is powering the region

Rosmorport continues providing icebreaker assistance in the Arctic Basin

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

Van Oord marks 150th anniversary with christening of SRI vessel Bravenes

IMO approves joint RF/USA proposal on regulation of shipping in the Bering Strait (photo)

Wärtsilä LNGPac passes 100th order milestone

Jotun Australia is formally open for Yacht business with complete yacht coating solutions

ABS Nautical Systems chosen as exclusive mobile compliance solution for Crosby tugs

Baltic icebreaking season 2017-2018 ends

Throughput of port Kavkaz in 4M’18 up 51% Y-o-Y to 11.28 million tonnes

IMO agrees to recognize that the Iridium network meets all the criteria

Presidents of Iceland and Finland discussed Arctic matters on board IB Urho

Brent Crude futures price up 0.28% to $79.44, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.32% to $72.58

Development and financing of strategic transport projects uniting Lithuania and Poland discussed in Vilnius

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,239 points