News 2018 July 27

BHP sells onshore US assets

Victory Cruise Lines starts voyage of the Victory II from Montreal

Hapag-Lloyd to implement GRI for Trans-Pacific Trade Eastbound from East Asia to USA and Canada

Van Oord starts next campaign to install jackets at the East Anglia ONE wind farm

Forth Ports holds naming ceremony for multi-million pound River Forth based tug and pilot boat

APL introduces weekly Japan Russia express service

Jumbo safely installs CNIV module on ERHA FPSO in Nigeria

Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex will annually process over 300,000 tonnes of metal by 2024

Unique floating dock with 40,000 t lifting capacity delivered on Zvezda Shipyard

Hong Kong-flagged vessel detained in Devonport over $250,000USD in unpaid wages to Chinese crew

Bahri announces that one of its VLCCs had an incident on Wednesday

Construction of Zhatai Shipyard in Yakutia to be completed in 2024

Jan De Nul starts works for the reinforcement of the Prince Hendrik Sand Dike

Georgy Stratiy leaves the office of Deputy Governor of the Murmansk Region

BC Ferries encourages B.C. and Canadian shipyards to respond to requests for expressions of interest to build five vessels

Port of New York and New Jersey posts record cargo volumes in H1 2018

Mauritius signs Jeddah Amendment on illicit maritime activity

Serbia accedes to Ballast Water Management Convention

BLOC announces industry-led demonstrator consortium for blockchain use in bunkering with Lloyd’s Register, BIMCO, Precious Shipping, Bostomar, IBIA, and GoodFuels

Brent Crude futures price down 0.03% to $74.52, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.13% to $69.52

CMA CGM announces the extension of its Emergency Bunker Recovery Measures as from August 1st, 2018

IMO training to reduce emissions in Malaysian ports

Additional EU support granted for implementation of Rail Baltica project in Lithuania

Baltic Dry Index dropped to 1,708 points

Maintenance and repair for Fugro Mercator at Damen Shiprepair Harlingen