News 2018 October 23

Sea trials of SMK-2187, modular search-and-rescue boat of Project 23370М, completed in Kamchatka

Stevedoring division of UCL Holding handled 27.2 million tonnes of cargo in 9M’18

Throughput of Chinese ports grew by 4.3% to 6.92 billion tonnes in 9M’18

MPC Maritime acquires three Panamax-sized container vessels

Pirate attack averted off the east coast of Somalia

WinGD set to increase technical capacity through new Engineering Centre in Shanghai

KfW IPEX-Bank and Commerzbank finance third expedition ship for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises

Crowley christens Commitment Class combination container/roll on-roll off ship

Port of Immingham is home to award-winning rooftop solar array

Verifavia Shipping signs cooperations with two major global ship managers

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

OOCL introduces new Asia – West Africa direct services

RS class: new supertanker successfully performed ship-to-ship LNG bunkering

DP World reports 3.7% gross like - for - like volume growth in 9m 2018

Woodside signs cooperation agreement with ENN

INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project commences LNG shipment

Brent Crude futures price down 0.38% to $79.53, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.27% to $69.17

IMO approves a programme of actions to deliver the initial strategy on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships.

Baltic Dry Index is up to 1,579 points

GTT receives a new order from DSME for the tank design of an LNG carrier