News 2018 October 16

Maersk Line announces new FAK rates from Mediterranean to West and Central Asia

ABS holds two seminars at the 58th Genoa International Boat Show

Throughput of port Kaliningrad in 9M’18 grew by 5% Y-o-Y to 10.65 million tonnes

Wärtsilä opens the first International Maritime Cyber Centre of Excellence in the world

CMA CGM announces Overweight Surcharge on Asia and India to Africa trades

Wärtsilä launches Acceleration Centre in Singapore and partners with MPA and PSA Marine to develop IntelliTug

Throughput of port Vyborg in 9M’18 up 22% Y-o-Y to 1.33 million tonnes

Throughput of port Primorsk in 9M’18 fell by 11% Y-o-Y to 39.80 million tonnes

Höegh LNG announces amendment of the Höegh Gallant time charter

LUKOIL starts construction of facilities at Rakushechnoye field

Throughput of port Vysotsk in 9M’18 climbed by 6% Y-o-Y to 13.69 million tonnes

Avatar Logistics initiates cooperation with Sand & Grus AB Jehander and buys the vessel MS Jehander

Throughput of port Ust-Luga in 9M’18 declined by 5% Y-o-Y to 72.38 million tonnes

CMA CGM announces GRR from Far East to West Africa

Lithuanian Railways, Metrans and the Port of Hamburg strengthen relations

Throughput of Port St. Petersburg up 12% to 44.22 million tonnes in 9M’18

Scorpio Bulkers announces update on scrubbers

Project 22800 small missile ship Burya to be floated out on 23 October

Rolls-Royce and Intel announce autonomous ship collaboration

The Port of Riga outlines a vision for future development of Spilve Meadows

Ørsted selects GeoSea for Borssele 1 & 2 foundation and turbine transport and installation

Jan De Nul will dredge access channel to Guayaquil Port

RF Navy’s Baltic Fleet detachment completed tasks in Mediterranean Sea

Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam celebrates 70 years and bids farewell to director Frits van Dongen

Detachment of RF Navy's Pacific Fleet completes visit to Republic of Korea

WMU holds needs assessment workshop in Jordan

Brent Crude futures price up 0.31% to $81.03, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.11% to $71.86

IMO ​pushing forward with tackling greenhouse gas emissions

Baltic Dry Index is up to 1,584 points