News 2019 April 10

China and Russia launch scientific cooperation in Arctic

Zvezda Shipyard signs contract with Sovkomflot to build Arctic gas carrier for Arctic LNG 2 project

P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology set to sign contract with Vyborg Shipyard on construction of two research ships of Damen design

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

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v New Orleans with Cargill

LR, STEE, ICT, Mitsui sign MOU to develop the first ocean-going autonomous navigation system

Malaysia ratifies treaty for enhancing free flow of maritime trade

Admiralteiskie Verfi lays down North Pole ice-resistant self-propelled platform

Throughput of port Taganrog in 3M'2019 fell by 19% to 653,000 tonnes

Aker Solutions and FSubsea to сreate FASTSubsea to boost subsea oil recovery

Containerships adds Swedish Port of Halmstad is being added to the Company’s shortsea network

Throughput of Russian seaports in 3M’19 grew by 4.7% to 201.80 million tonnes

WinGD and ExxonMobil co-operate to advance adoption of smart shipping technology

Throughput of Rostov-on-Don port in 3M’19 grew by 1% Y-o-Y to 3.44 million tonnes

Keppel delivers world’s first EU Stage V dredger

Lotos shipyard launches second non-self-propelled barge of Project 7514 for Sea Rescue Service

CMA CGM completes its public tender offer to acquire CEVA Logistics

DFDS offer passengers fast broadband from Nowhere Networks

Vostochny Port holds first loading of ship at its terminal’s Phase 3

ABB to deliver full power and propulsion package for Seabourn’s two new ultra-luxury expedition cruise ships

Shuttle tanker Mikhail Ulyanov loads 10-millionth tonne of oil produced at Prirazlomnaya platform

RF President calls on encouraging shipping companies to use gas fuel

Port of Singapore to focus on digitalisation and present the Singapore Maritime R&D Roadmap 2030

Vladimir Putin: Russia will enhance efforts on implementation of import substitution programme

Vladimir Putin: Russia's Arctic fleet to number 13 linear icebreakers by 2035

Peru’s largest fishing company first to order flexible new Sounder USV from KONGSBERG

RS to participate in NEFTEGAZ 2019

Brent Crude futures price is up 0.16% to $70.72, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.3% to $64.17

GTT to collaborate with DSEC on the Membrane CCS Services for Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility

RF Government approves amendments to Decree on criteria to define ships of Russian origin

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Apr.10

Baltic Dry Index is up to 725 points

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

Maersk Product Tankers 2018 Annual Report published

Port of Long Beach posts container volume of 1.8 million TEUs in Q1 2019