News 2018 August 1

IMO workshop promotes secure shipping in Asia

Count-down for SMM is on: highlights of maritime trade fair at a glance

Inland Waterways Authority of India launches portal for cargo owners and shippers

Loading at the CPC-R Marine Terminal in July 2018 totaled 5.159 million tonnes

Flex LNG announces management changes

CMA CGM and VIKING work together for better safety equipment management

Russian Railways' network loading up 3% to 749.4 million tonnes in 7M’18

Maritime Authorities of the Tokyo and Paris MoU launch joint concentrated inspection campaign on MARPOL Annex VI

GoodBulk announces fleet update

In 2017, 135 ports handled more than 1mln TEU

Navios Maritime Container announces agreement to acquire a containership

Throughput of Taganrog Sea Commercial Port in H1’2018 totaled 620,000 tonnes, down 12% Y-o-Y

Bunker prices continue growing at the Port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia (graph)

Hummingbird Spirit FPSO successfully completes 100th offload at Chestnut field

“K” Line vehicle carrier “MAKASSARY HIGHWAY ” aground at offshore of Sweden

Royal IHC to perform major modification on McDermott pipelay vessel

Brent Crude futures price down 0.51% to $73.69, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.60% to $68.16

MOL marks its 1st transportation service contract with Uniper as LNG Schneeweisschen goes into service

BSTA to perform towing of Singapore-flagged tanker TORM-SARA in Primorsk on August 5

KN increased its loading volume and income

Baltic Dry Index climbed to 1,747 points