• 2023 August 4 17:57

  IAA PortNews’ summary of past week news

  

  Ports and hydraulic engineering

  • Amid the eastward pivot of logistics, the ports of Southern sea basin began to play with new colors
  • FESCO and RZD to increase container train handling capacity of Commercial Port of Vladivostok by 40%
  • Federal budget allocations for reconstruction of Korsakov seaport to total RUB 32.6 billion by 2027
  • Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg to put its new 63-tonne crane into operation by the end of the year

  Shipping and logistics

  • RF President asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade “to lend a helping hand” to companies engaged in logistics
  • Capacity of FESCO’s line between Russia and India increased to 1.1 thousand TEU
  • Oboronlogistics and Rosmorport ferries increased cargo transportation on Ust-Luga-Baltiysk line by 16%
  • FESCO expands its fleet with new container ship of 2.47 thousand TEU
  • RF President gave instructions to simplify state registration of seagoing vessels
  • Nuclear-powered container carrier Sevmorput left Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky for Murmansk

  Shipbuilding and ship repair

  • Shipyards can be provided with state support for construction of electric vessels
  • Vladimir Putin ordered to finance construction of 200 passenger ships from NWF
  • Programme to subsidize loans for purchase of civil ships extended to the end of 2025
  • Promsvyazbank to provide SC Zvezda with RUB 6 billion for modernization
  • Nakhodka Ship Repair Yard to launch three more crab catchers of Project CCa5712LS in autumn 2023
  • Zelenodolsk Shipyard n.a. M. Gorky launches high-speed passenger hydrofoil of Project 03830
  • Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard completed sea trials of ‘Fort Peter I’, second high-speed passenger catamaran of Project 04580
  • RS issues a package of ship’s papers for Aframax tanker of Project 114К, Akademik Gubkin
  • Order portfolio of Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard is full until 2029
  • Transmashholding will develop diesel building cluster for RUB 35 billion
  • Russia’s shipbuilding industry needed more than 10 thousand employees in the first half of 2023
  • Vyborg Shipyard launched trawler Laptev Brothers of Project КМТ02.03 for FOR Group
  • Crab catcher Kedon of Project 03141 leaves for sea trials
  • Investments into deep modernization of Tobolsk Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant in the Tyumen Region to total RUB 3 billion
  • Vympel Shipyard delivered hydrographic survey vessel Yakov Lapushkin of Project 19910
  • Acceptance/delivery certificate signed Shipyard Yantar research ship Yevgeny Gorigledzhan
  • Repair of Marshal Rokossosky ferry will be performed without its withdrawal from operation
  • Ice-class ship for transportation of large objects along NSR to be built by 2027

  Appointments

  Leonid Ryzhenkin appointed as General Director of coal terminal NKT in the port of Ust-Luga

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2024 November 4

17:27	Hapag-Lloyd christens the “Hamburg Express” in the Port of Hamburg
15:52	Paradip Port to be fully mechanised by 2030
14:13	Autonomous vessel to sail 1,500 km from Mumbai to Tuticorin
13:48	DPA Kandla in a plan for new container terminal and multipurpose berth with ₹27,000 crore investment
12:18	China's 41st Antarctic expedition begins
10:34	10 years old Meyer Turku aims for carbon-neutral shipbuilding
09:41	Port of Vancouver vessel traffic management system enhances marine safety and trade efficiency throughout Burrard Inlet

2024 November 3

15:57	Babcock completes deep maintenance of Lambeth River Station
14:09	Fincantieri and BQ Solutions sign MoU to advance naval education and training in Qatar 31 October 2024
12:51	Rolls-Royce develops new mtu energy and automation solutions for future submarines
10:19	Cepsa changes its name to Moeve
09:46	Singapore says no oil sightings arising from oil-related incidents

2024 November 2

18:06	Singapore’s first fully electric cargo vessel wins Green Ship Award at SRS Forum
17:20	VTTI looks to buy into LNG terminals in Asia
16:48	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding signs contracts for 12 large container ships in the past 10 days
16:32	CHIMBUSCO secures its first LNG refueling service in Europe
15:46	SLB OneSubsea awarded subsea boosting contract for bp’s Kaskida project in Gulf of Mexico
15:24	Wilson Sons to start construction of three new eco-friendly tugboats in 2025
14:57	Rem Offshore holds keel laying ceremony for REM Pioneer
12:30	World's first conversion of large container ship to run on methanol successfully completed
11:52	New offshore platform taps into potential of heavy-oil reserves in China
11:24	HRDD completes desulphurization tower system conversion for a PCTC
09:48	TOWT launches its first cargo sailing ship in Le Havre

2024 November 1

18:00	Marlink to deploy Sealink NextGen hybrid solution on 26 tankers for Transpetro
17:38	Austal Australia delivers 8th Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat to Royal Australian Navy
17:23	Acteon and Applied Fiber enter MoU to collaborate on mooring solutions
16:54	KOTUG International and Maritalia S.A. secure major marine services contract for bp’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project
16:24	BW LPG takes delivery of vessel BW Chinook from Avance Gas
15:44	HD Hyundai may nearly double shipbuilding capacity in Vietnam
15:24	Samsung Heavy Industries secures $390 mln contract for four Suezmax tankers
14:36	EU imposes duties on unfairly subsidised electric vehicles from China
14:23	Port of Montreal workers at two terminals start new strike
13:41	Chinese ports container volume rises 7.7 % from January to September of 2024
13:22	MOL, COSCO Co-host 6th Shanghai International LNG Shipping Forum
12:43	Global schedule reliability drops to 51.4% in September 2024
12:22	GTT secures technical services contract with Maran Tankers for eight LNG Dual-Fuel Suezmax vessels
11:45	MSC inks up $2.1bn container ship at the reborn shipyard Rongsheng Heavy Industries
11:28	China's first 'smart factory' for offshore oil, gas equipment fully operational
10:43	Yanmar completes land-based demonstration testing of a hydrogen engine for power generation in coastal vessels
10:23	Samsung Heavy wins W358 bln LNG ship order in Asia
09:58	EU greenhouse gas emissions fell by over 8% in 2023

2024 October 31

18:00	MAN receives multiple orders for MAN B&W G95ME-LGIM Mk 10.5 methanol engines to power a series of VLCV
17:23	The Marechal Duque de Caxias platform ship starts producing in the pre-salt layer
17:06	IWS Seawalker CSOV makes it 1000 ship designs from Kongsberg Maritime
16:45	“K” Line Wind Service and Japan Marine United sign agreement for Phase 2 of NEDO’s Green Innovation Fund Project
16:04	Wärtsilä introduces its innovative NextDF feature for the Wärtsilä 25DF dual-fuel engine
15:45	MOL plans to change charter contract for vessels related to Russia business
15:44	MABUX: Bunker price trends in the world's four largest hubs, Oct 8 - Nov 1, 2024
15:23	HHLA raises expectations for fiscal year 2024
14:59	Major fire extinguished at UK nuclear submarine yard
14:16	AD Ports Group and Somali Ministry of Fisheries & Blue Economy sign MoU for maritime sector development
13:44	Maersk reports Q3 results
12:43	UECC orders four advanced multi-fuel battery hybrid pure car and truck carriers from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Nanjing
11:39	Japanese сonsortium produces design concept for eco-friendly VLCC
11:12	TMC Compressors bags contract to supply four LNG carriers
10:46	Panama Canal operating costs down 5% in FY2024
09:29	HIF Global and Antarctica21 promote sustainable tourism with e-Fuels

2024 October 30

18:00	East Java Multipurpose Terminal partners with Sinarmas LDA Usaha Pelabuhan
17:22	Container traffic at Iranian ports up 5% in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year
17:06	CIMC SOE delivers second 7,600 cbm LNG bunkering vessel to Seaspan Energy
16:42	Klaveness Combination Carriers makes first move into wind with bound4blue eSAIL system on CABU III newbuild
16:23	Transport workers' strike in Argentina to affect port operations
15:59	South Korea's seaport container cargo up 3.5 pct in Q3
15:46	Stena Line marks significant milestones in build of NewMax ships, Stena Futura and Stena Connecta
14:55	DNV and LR grant AiP to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for ammonia duel-fuel large container vessel
14:45	Jiaxing Port adds a new sea-river intermodal operation area
13:32	Maersk signs long-term methanol sourcing deal
13:08	MOL and Pyxis sign Collaboration Agreement for development and market expansion of electric vessels in Singapore and Japan
12:40	AD Ports Group and the General Department of Vietnam Customs sign MoU
12:21	TE H2, CIP, and A.P. Møller Capital Partner for a large-scale project in the Kingdom of Morocco