News 2018 December 4

Georgia announces new inland terminal location

Union of Greek Shipowners and Nunavut Fisheries Association join Arctic Economic Council

Throughput of port Azov grew by 20% to 12.282 million tonnes in 11M’2018

SSA Marine’s Terminal 18 breaks records with 2018 volume

Bunker prices are going down at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

​Maritime Safety Committee meets for busy 100th session

Austal to build new 94m high speed catamaran ferry

ABB enables groundbreaking trial of remotely operated passenger ferry

​IMO holds counter terrorism training for Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka

Nexans awarded a full turnkey contract to reinforce the national grid of the Philippines

Konecranes wins order from Port Houston for eight Konecranes RTGs

Rosterminalugol exported 18.5 million tonnes of coal in 11M’18

SeaMade Offshore Wind Farm selects DEME for foundations, turbines, offshore substations and inter-array- and export cables

Siemens and Aker Solutions to strengthen digital offerings through strategic collaboration

Draft law on Arctic administration approved in the second reading by Russia’s State Duma

KN to focus more on international LNG activities

Yamal LNG shipped its hundredth batch of LNG by Fedor Litke tanker

Wärtsilä launches lifeboat for buildings

Crude exports via CPC Marine Terminal grew by 10.5% to 55.12 million tonnes in 11M’18

Busan Port Authority and Port of Rotterdam sign LOI to construct ‘q-joint Logistics Center’ at the distripark in Maasvlakte

DP World, UAE Region named best port operator at Lloyd’s List Awards

RZD Logistics offers alternative route for container transit from China to Europe via Bronka

Busan Port Authority to boost partnership with European liners

Navios Maritime Containers announces acquisition of two containerships & options to acquire two containerships

Brent Crude futures price up 1.05% to $62.34, Light Sweet Crude – up 1.1% to $53.53

Baltic Dry Index is down to 1,203 points