News 2018 July 16

APL adds port calls to West Asia Express Service

Diana Shipping announces signing and drawdown of a US$75M Term Loan Facility with BNP Paribas

Director Kopczynska addresses WMU students and faculty on maritime Europe

Great Lakes announces receipt of $70 million San Jacinto award

Bollinger Shipyards commits USCG icebreaker program to Florida

New vehicle terminal announced at the Port of Southampton

Hapag-Lloyd hikes rates for East Asia-Arabian Gulf trade

ING Bank signed a USD 80 million syndicated loan agreement with NIBULON

Minimum training standards for fishers under review

USCG rescues 7 people from capsized boat near Horn Island

Port of Antwerp sets new records with best half year ever

Freeport of Riga showed good growth in the first half of 2018

Maersk Drilling secures two contract extensions in the North Sea

Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) down 3.6% to 9.88 million TEUs in Jan-June’18

Van Oord will acquire MPI Offshore

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO down to RUB 17,589 in RF spot market

Wärtsilä to assist Transocean with thruster maintenance optimisation and dry-docking cost reductions

Jan De Nul Group acquires part of MPI’s offshore business unit

Fednav accepts delivery of MV Federal Dee, its 60th owned vessel

Eastern Shipbuilding inks contract with Bisso Offshore for RApport 2400 Ship Handling Tug duo

Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company’s fleet is involved in a new international project

Court dismisses EUR 9 million claim against Armada Seismic Invest II AS

Hong Kong will host ShipTek Ship Owning & Ship Management Conference & Awards on 30 August 2018

Marine Recruiting Agency takes on a project of training crane specialists in Estonia

SEACOR Holdings announced that it favors a business combination of Dorian LPG LTD. and BW LPG Limited

IMO head highlights key maritime issues during trip to China

Fincantieri contracted to build LNG-fueled pair for TUI Cruises

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,666 points

Brent Crude futures price down 0.5% to $74.96, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.64% to $69.5

Mexico benefits from IMO training on port security

IMO held port emissions training for Argentina

CMA CGM's FAK rates for Asia to Red Sea trades

Bunker sales at the port of Singapore in HI’18 up 1.7% Y-o-Y to 25.35 million tonnes

Port of Singapore throughput in HI’18 grew by 0.8% Y-o-Y to 312.79 million tonnes