News 2011 January 17

Hudong-Zhonghua secures contract for LNG carriers from ExxonMobil and MOL

NCC’s 3 terminals throughput up 12.4% to over 1m TEUs last year

MOL Precision starts Vietnam-N.Europe service

VCT’s container traffic jump by 40% to 288,195 TEUs

Rolls-Royce secures contract to power 10 U.S. Navy LCS

Deputy Harbormaster of Big Port of St.Pb dies at 64

Lucky Harvest Shipping takes delivery of a bulker from KHI

Two merchant ships seized by Somalia pirates

Russian Transport Ministry works out new IW navigation rules

Big Port of St. Petersburg posts a 15.2% gain to 58m tons of cargo

Russian seaports’ cargo throughput up 5.9% in 2010 to 525,85m tons

Rosneft and BP’s swap deal draws criticism

Advent to buy Brazil port stake for $500 mln

Saudi Arabia-Japan tanker rates fall, prompt speed speculation

US blacklists 20 Hong Kong shipping firms for Iran trading

China's Guangzhou port throughput surpasses 12 million TEU in 2010

Australia's Port of Brisbane reopens after floods

Hanjin negotiates with Hyundai Heavy Industries for newbuildings

Second Samho tanker hijacked by Somali pirates

Crude futures price is up to $98.68 in London, in New York - to $91.54

DFDS to stop Irish Sea services