News 2018 November 6

MSC earns global certification for Quality Management (ISO 9001:2015)

New partnerships strengthen WinGD’s global training network

Taganrog Sea Commercial Port’s investments in port infrastructure totaled USD 4.3 million in 9M’2018

Alfa Laval appoints Sameer Kalra new President of the Marine Division

LUKOIL and Eni sign Farm-Out Agreement on Blocks 10, 12 and 14 in the Mexico's shallow waters

MHPS renews its long-term service agreement for the Ras Laffan C IWPP in Qatar

APL revises its emergency bunker recovery measures

MacGregor receives clearance from the German competition regulator for the acquisition of the marine and offshore businesses of TTS

Fincantieri and CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping sign contracts for construction of two cruise ships

Wilhelmsen Ship Management enters into strategic partnerships with DNV GL, NMA and USN for the development of autonomous shipping operation

Antje Lochmann becomes the New Managing Director of Geodis Freight Forwarding Germany

ICS Chairman calls for comprehensive revision of STCW seafarer training regime

Acceptance/delivery certificate signed for the fifth boom-laying boat of Project А-40–2Б-ЯР built for Marine Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot

Höegh Esperanza starts commissioning for FSRU operations in Tianjin, China

WIG crafts to be used for transportation in Primorye from 2022

Ship Finance enters into $400m lease financing for 4 x 14,000 TEU container vessels

Wärtsilä fully integrated scope chosen for largest LNG fuelled high-speed catamaran

Marintec Indonesia 2019 - The 4th Indonesian Trade Show for Shipbuilding and Maritime Industries

ZIM and MSC joint Black Sea service to continue during 2018-19

ESL Shipping's subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping acquires a 4,100 dwt dry cargo carrier

Wärtsilä is developing a roadmap for localization of its equipment manufacture in Russia

Aegean Marine Petroleum announces the supply of ULSFO in all ARA Ports

Construction of Balticconnector’s onshore part starts

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO down to RUB 21,055 in RF spot market

Fincantieri, CSSC and Carnival Corporation establish the Chinese cruise hub

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

Tallink Grupp transported 785,583 passengers and 36,666 cargo units in October 2018

AS Tallink Grupp published its Unaudited Consolidated Interim Report Q3 2018

Tall Ship Christian Radich visits Damen Shiprepair Harlingen for repairs and refit work

Maritime leaders of tomorrow from over 70 countries graduated from World Maritime University on 4 November

Regional training course for auditors under IMO's IMSAS took place in Busan

Brent Crude futures price down 0.33% to $72.93, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.17% to $62.99

7th Ship Recycling Congress to be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 30-31 January 2019

Rotterdam, the Netherlands to host the 4th European Dredging Summit on 6-7 March

Baltic Dry Index is down to 1,428 points