News 2018 December 10

US major retail container ports imports reach 2 million containers in October 2018

Taganrog Sea Commercial Port spent USD 67,300 for its environmental programme in 9M’2018, up 6% YoY

Icebreakers of FSUE Rosmorport assisted 322 ships in navigation season 2018-2019

Nexans awarded contract for the manufacturing, delivery and installation of 350 kV HVDC submarine cable in the Philippines

Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 11M’18 climbed by 6.5% Y-o-Y to 33.1 million tonnes

Konstantin Ponomarev appointed as head of RS Nuclear Ships Branch

Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative launches new online platform

MOL to participate in construction, ownership, operation of FSRU for Jawa 1 gas-fired IPP project in Indonesia

MOL LNG сarrier LNG Fukurokuju rescues castaway

Gasum consolidates its position as the leading Nordic LNG provider

NIBULON Shipbuilding and Repair Yard adds a new high-capacity German crane to its cranes

BIMCO publishes two 2020 sulphur clauses

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO down to RUB 16,794 in RF spot market

EU NAVFOR marks 10 years of operations

Pertti Korhonen to chair Traffic Management Finland BoD

Incheon Port container traffic increases by 10.4% in October 2018

Beginning of icebreaker assistance period announced at Big Port St. Petersburg

Cargo traffic in Volga Basin of Russia’s IWW in navigation season 2018 fell by 14.6% Y-o-Y to 36.662 million tonnes

Verifavia Shipping signs cooperations with 8 ROs to support IMO DCS verification

Port of Liepaja (Latvia) handled 6.89 million tonnes of cargo in 11M'18, up 13.8% Y-o-Y

Port of HaminaKotka throughput in 11M’2018 grew by 11.5% Y-o-Y to 14.89 million tonnes

Oman signs Jeddah Amendment on illicit maritime activity

Brent Crude futures price up 0.45% to $61.95, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.17% to $52.52

Baltic Dry Index is up to 1,372 points

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from Asia to the Middle East Gulf

Torqeedo displays 2019’s new electric boating products at Salon Nautique International de Paris

chainPORT concludes its 4th Annual Meeting at the Port of Barcelona