News 2023 September 1

Flights scrapped, businesses shut in Hong Kong, Guangdong as super typhoon Saola nears

IAA PortNews’ summary of past week news

IUMI publishes “Best practice & recommendations for the safe carriage of electric vehicles”

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier awarded a contract with Shimizu for Jack-up vessel Blue Wind

Iran Shipping Lines to provide Astrakhan Port PJSC with a loan of $10.5 million for the purchase of two ships

Ascenz Marorka to equip GasLog’s LNG carrier fleet with its "Smart Shipping" solution

Jiangnan Shipyard launches the largest bi-fuel ocean-going car carrier in China

Kamchatka based shipbuilding company NPC Torsiotest launched small fishing seiner of Project 04130, Apacha

Fincantieri completes the parallel modernization of two cruise ships for Crystal

Regional Container Lines adds King Abdulaziz Port to its service

HAV Group completes acquisition of Undheim Systems

Northern Lights awards third ship building contract

About 900 vessels with 34.5 million tonnes of cargo passed customs point in Taman port over one year

Insurance firm Maristela joins Marine Fuels Alliance

CMA CGM completes the acquisition of GCT Bayonne and New York container terminals

ILWU announces the ratification of a six-year contract with Pacific Maritime Association

Shell Ventures joins Value Group’s investor base to accelerate and expand carbon capture utilisation and storage strategy

Ningbo Containerized Freight Index decrease 8.2% in August 2023

China ports container volume rises 4.5% from January to July 2023

Ferries of Oboronlogistics and Rosmorport carried 100 thousand tonnes of cargo by Ust-Luga – Baltiysk railway ferry line in August ‘23

Russian Railways' network loading in 8M’2023 climbed by 0.7% YoY to 825,9 million tonnes

Crab catcher Kedon of Project 03141 delivered to the customer

Var Energi secures the COSLProspector drilling rig for a two-year drilling program in the Barents sea

Ocean Installer awarded Solstad a contract for a project in West Africa

RF Government prepared amendments to be introduced into the Water Code in the part of terminals for mineral fertilizers

CMA CGM to enhance its AZTECA services with a direct call in Oakland on AZTECA Loop 1

New ferry Aleksandr Deyev built by Amur Shipyard arrives at the port of Kholmsk