• 2022 November 11 17:57

  IAA PortNews’ summary of past week news

  

  Ports and Hydraulic Engineering

  • Throughput of Russian seaports in 10M’2022 remained almost flat YoY at 694.5 million tonnes
  • Private Investors confirm their obligations on construction of seaport infrastructure - Zakhary Djioev
  • Project on reconstruction of seaport Beringovsky in Chukotka obtains state expert approval
  • ROV to be deployed for underwater surveying when building Bagayevsky hydrosystem
  • Information on the port of Ust-Luga adjusted in RF Register of Seaports with inclusion of three berths for handling of fertilizers
  • 65 equipment units and almost 200 people involved in construction of Krasnogorsky hydrosystem
  • Leningrad Region to increase financing for maintenance of hydraulic engineering structures by 30% next year

  Shipping and Logistics

  • Vodohod set to build up passenger flow by 14% in 2023
  • TransContainer starts carrying containers in open-top railway cars from Vostochny to Novosibirsk and Moscow
  • Astra Marine increased passenger transportation by rivers and canals of Saint-Petersburg by 55% in 2022
  • M/V Svyataya Varvara starts operating on Saint-Petersburg – Kaliningrad line
  • Parity rates of port dues to boost development of trade shipping with Azerbaijan – Astrakhan Region Government
  • Far East Railway increased container transportation by 10% to 840 thousand TEU in January-October 2022

  Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

  • ParMa Shipyard completed construction of 39^th passenger air-cushioned craft
  • Nefteflot delivered third ship of Project RDB66.62 for Russia’s basin authorities
  • Khabarovsk Shipyard continues building dredger of Project 4395
  • Glavgosexpertiza approves construction of the slipway for small-size vessels in Svetly (Kaliningrad Region)
  • Okskaya Shipyard launches lead crab-processing vessel of 5712Р design built for Russian Crab Group
  • Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard launches ninth dry cargo carrier of Project RSD59
  • Perm Shipyard to build a series of 7 berths for electric vessels in Moscow by navigation season of 2023

  Bunkering

  • Running on LNG to ensure compliance of Sovcomflot’s ‘Green Funnel’ tankers to IMO requirements up to 2032‒2039
  • Bunker sales at Vladivostok port in 10M’2022 fell by 25% YoY
  • Russia and Canada notify IMO of not acceding to prohibition on HFO use by ships in Arctic
  • Need to reduce emissions from ships is essential for ship owners - SCF
  • LNG remains optimal marine fuel to meet IMO goal set for 2050

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2024 May 5

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2024 May 4

15:17	Lomar takes bulker investment to $127 million inside a year
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2024 May 2

18:07

World’s most environmentally friendly tug fleet delivered to HaiSea Marine