News 2018 August 30

BMT wins Engineering Excellence Award

Innovative Damen RSD Tug 2513 rounds-up the introduction tour in Baltic region and Russia

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping successfully audited by MA of Liberia

Port of Rotterdam develops five permanent berths for barges

Norsepower, Maersk Tankers, Energy Technologies Institute and Shell announce the installation of two Norsepower Rotor Sails onboard Maersk Pelican

Bunker prices have potential to continue moderate upward evolution

Port of Rotterdam Authority aims to participate in the Port of Pecém

MOL signs technology consulting agreement with Prof. Tomoharu Nagao of Yokohama National University

Iridium and Rolls-Royce Marine to expand the reach and capabilities of autonomous vessels

ABS makes the case for Condition-based Class model at ONS

MARINET Conference at SMM-2018

CargoX and DBA Group partner to serve customers in Italy and Balkans

OTEKO’s dry bulk terminal in Taman port to start operation in October 2018

Yury Borisov appointed as head of RF Government’s Marine Board

Port of Tallinn announces beginning of reconstruction works in Tallinn Old City Harbour's Terminal D

Yamal LNG plant tops four million tons

Fuel oil prices are flat in the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

Baltic Dry Index is down to 1,661 points

Brent Crude futures price up 0.22% to $77.63, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.26% to $69.69

LUKOIL’s profit in H1’2018 grew by 38% YoY to RUB 276.4 bln

Prosafe reaches agreements with COSCO and the majority of its lenders

RS participates in SMM-2018, Hamburg

NCSP Group’s consolidated revenue for H1 2018 increased by 7% Y-o-Y to $480.478 million

Sovcomflot’s gross revenue in H1’18 was USD 710.1 million

CargoX and Actual Group partners in the PORT-Line solutions for port logistics operations

Fitch Ratings reaffirms Panama Canal’s ‘A’ rating