News 2018 October 4

ABS hosts cyber workshop for NYK and the Monohakobi Technology Institute

Barents Gas unveils new concept of gravity-based platform for development of Arctic fields

Trafigura closes USD1.945 billion-equivalent Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan Facilities

Vladivostok Sea Fishing Port handled 3.34 million tonnes of cargo in 9M’18, up 13.1% Y-o-Y

Rear Admiral from the Royal Navy to present a keynote address at Maritime Reconnaissance & Surveillance Technology 2019

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

MSC continues support for Mercy Ships on Cargo Day 2018

Alexey Miller: Nord Stream 2 to become operational from 1 January 2020

Maersk Line updates Northern Star Service and Q4 network

MSCC Bronka to offer bunkering of vessels with LNG

MABUX says Iran sanctions remain a key factor supporting bunker prices

CMA CGM announces new BAF on Indian Subcontinent & Middle East-Red Sea/Asia trade

Commercial Port of Vladivostok handled more than 7.7 million tonnes in 9M’18, up 40% Y-o-Y

Stolt-Nielsen reports unaudited results for Q3 2018

RF Government approves signing of concession agreement on construction of Lavna terminal

ABS North American Committee leads industry discussion on fuel options for 2020 and beyond

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore joins SEA\LNG coalition

Wilhelmsen pinpoints condition monitoring as key to combating stability issues with new low sulphur fuels

Damen takes second place in the maritime & aviation sector in the 2018 MT500 business rankings

LNG bunkering marks number of firsts for Shell and Sovcomflot in Rotterdam

DCT's T2b investment works are in full swing

Spirit of British Columbia converted to LNG

The Port of Rotterdam Authority tests autonomous navigation with a floating lab

Yug-2 terminal (port Ust-Luga) handled 3.22 million tonnes of cargo in 9M’2018, up 85.8% Y-o-Y

Baltic Dry Index is up to 1,574 points

Newport Shipping purchases 100 scrubbers for turnkey retrofit services

Alexander Beglov appointed Acting Governor of St Petersburg

Brent Crude futures price is down 0.2% to $86.12, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.24% to $76.24

IAPH is planning its regional meeting in Kobe