News 2018 December 12

Hapag-Lloyd announces General Rate Increase from East Asia to USA and Canada

MEYER WERFT handed over AIDAnova to AIDA Cruises

IMO led panel discussion on wreck removal challenges at Salvage & Wreck Removal Conference in London

Rosneft develops innovations for Russian Zvezda super-shipyard

Newbuilding methanol carrier for Proman Shipping named CASTARA

Damen signs with Port Nelson for ASD Tug 2411

Almaz shipyard lays down icebreaker of Project 21180М, Yevpaty Kolovrat, for RF Navy

Comprehensive plan for NSR development to be ready by February 2019 – Yevgeny Ditrikh

Investments in the Arctic by 2024 estimated at RUB 5.5 trillion - Dmity Kobylkin

Vladimir Putin orders to look into creation of port SEZ at Olya port in Arkhangelsk Region

Throughput of Russian seaports in 11M’18 grew by 4.2% Y-o-Y to 746.8 million tonnes (detalization)

Okskaya Sudoverf launches first dry cargo carrier of Project RSD32M

American Petroleum Institute (API) awards bolt fatigue testing program contract to DNV GL

Giant Octopus added to the CPC’s stock of ER equipment

London hosts global port environment experts

Pola Anatolia, dry cargo ship of RSD59 design, successfully passed sea trials

Newcastle Container Terminal to deliver savings for regional NSW

Sovcomflot BoD considered the Group’s financial plan for 2019 and a forecast for 2020-2021

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v Ismene with Koch

Yury Trutnev appointed as head of revised State Commission for Arctic Development

Three icebreaker escort operations performed in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on December 11-12

COSCO SHIPPING Ports partners with Abu Dhabi Ports to create regional trading hub and Middle East gateway for Belt and Road

Throughput of Rostov-on-Don port in 11M’18 up 15% Y-o-Y to 22.9 million tonnes

Brent Crude futures price up 1.16% to $60.9, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.67% to $52.3

Full bonded area is opened in Port Bronka

WMU welcomes ITF General Secretary and President

GTT receives an order for the tank design of two new LNG carriers

Bunker prices continue going down at the Port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia (graph)

Baltic Dry Index is down to 1,364 points

LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie loads first cargo from Yamal LNG third train

Boskalis Ndurance’ cable trencher successfully tested at Alexiahaven

Maritime Blockchain Labs announces new consortium to improve crew management