News 2010 November 12

Big Port of St.Pb’s throughput up 15.3% in Jan-Oct, to 48.3m tons

Rolls-Royce, Shanghai Bestway team up to develop ship design

Total throughput of Russian ports is up 6.8% in Jan-Oct, to 440,4m tons

Ten-month crude exports via Kozmino Terminal total 12.64m tons

Maersk call on shipping industry to prepare for IMO sulfur regulation

Vostochny Port posts a 6% income decline for Jan-Oct, to 262.2m rubles.

FCT posts 1mth TEU handled YTD

China's October crude processing up 12%

Contour Group orders four oil barges from Baltic Shipyard (St. Petersburg)

Turkish maritime sector optimistic on 2011

Qingdao Port to boost investment to RMB 10bn next year

HHLA eyes using electric AGVs, to lower CO2 emissions

DryShips receives Letter of Intent for drilling contract

Port of Oulu reports a 12.4% gain in freight volume, to 2.9m tons in Jan-Oct

Port of Nakhodka’s throughput slightly down in Jan-Oct, to 13,14m tons

Port Vostochny posts cargo volume growth to 29,78m tons

Tuapse SCP posts a 20% income drop for Jan-Sept, 2010

Marine Rescue Technologies introduces MusterGuard system

Knightsbridge Tankers posts net income of $8,9m in Q3, $32,6m for Jan-Sept

Crude-futures price falls to $88.81 in London, in New York remains at $87.81

DIMAR takes delivery of jet pilot boat from SeaArk Marine

St. Lawrence Seaway cargo shipments up 17.5% to 27,1m tons in Jan-Oct

Port of Seattle invests $110ths in clean air program

Pirates hijack MV Hannibal II in Somali Basin

Seadrill orders two drillships at Samsung