News 2010 August 23

World’s largest pipelay vessel is ready to build Nord Stream in Finland

Mitsui Engineering, Schahin win $1.2 bln order from Brazil's Petrobras

Hamburg heavy lift and project cargoes throughput up 3 percent to 1.2 million tonnes in Jan-July 2010

API Marine wins arctic tanker contract from MMC Norilsk Nickel

New orders for Chinese shipbuilders grow 420% in Jan-July 2010

Swedish Maritime Administration stops VTS move from Goteborg

Free pot of Riga announces a 10-percent dues cut for the GAF certified ships

Bangladesh top court bans 'toxic' ships

Deltamarin to design bulk carrier for CSL International

Port of Los Angeles authorizes $1.2 mln to fund maritime education

Russian Govt. OKs technical regulation of maritime transport facilities safety

Middle East to Asia VLCC charter rates fall 19% to US$11,869

Dalian Shipyards builds the world's largest deep-sea oil drilling vessel

Panama-flagged ship runs aground in the Azov-Don canal

China’s Dandong port closed by flooding

Lithuanian Shipping Company posts loss of €10 million for H1 2010

Seaport Olga is open to foreign-flagged vessels

China shipping firm SITC plans $301 mln HK IPO

Crude-futures price drops to $74.26 in London, in New York, to $73.46