News 2018 October 31

Wärtsilä is moving to Salmisaari on 5 November

USPA updates the fleet of pilot boats

Libyan port and maritime security officers are receiving training on IMO’s ISPS Code

Skangas in agreement with Gothia Tanker Alliance to deliver natural gas (LNG) as fuel to new tankers

ABS awards AIP for MARIC Dual Fuel Newcastlemax

Peru accedes to IMO treaty covering dumping of wastes at sea

Coast Guard, other agencies conduct operations to counter illegal charters

IMO led workshop for Latin America countries to ensure that maritime sector is fully integrated into UNDAF

Rostov Port JSC to order up to ten RSD59 ships

Nakhodka Ship Repair Yard laid down two self-propelled freight/passenger barges for Kamchatka

MacGregor signs LoI on strategic cooperation with CSSC

ABS aids Greek ship operators in neeting 2020 global sulfur limit challenges

Deltamarin and Elomatic to design second global class cruise ship for MV Werften

ST Engineering's marine arm bags new contracts of about S$431m in 3Q2018

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

Box traffic at Port of Gothenburg in Jan-Sept rose 20% to 560000 TEUs

New-generation LNG-fuelled Aframax tanker Lomonosov Prospect successfully completes NSR voyage

Oliver Design refashions Turkish-registered ferry as luxury cruise ship, tailored for the Caledonian Canal and Scottish coast

Petersburg Oil Terminal acquires two skimmers for its emergency response unit

J.F. Lehman & Company acquires International Marine & Industrial Applicators, LLC and Craft and Technical Solutions, LLC

Hapag-Lloyd hikes rates for East Asia to Mexico, Central America, West Coast of South America, Caribbean & Panama trades

Vice Governor of Murmansk Region marked correct operation of Kolenergo networks during floating dock incident

TCSP Group’s 9M’2018 throughput fell by 10.9% Y-o-Y to 9.4 million tonnes

Matson launches new U.S. flag Marshall Islands service

Hapag-Lloyd announces increased Ocean Tariff rate for East Asia - North Europe, Mediterranean

Brent Crude futures price up 0.51% to $76.34, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.24% to $66.34

VEB to finance construction of two LNG-powered Aframax tankers in the amount of RUB 12 billion

Baltic Dry Index is down to 1,513 points