News 2011 June 9

NOL announces notes issue to finance newbuilds orders

Marseilles completes port reform

Vietnam accuses China of harassing another boat

Singapore-listed STX OSV wins contracts worth $139 mln

Vice-chairman of Varun Shipping becomes new BIMCO president

Vladimir Putin offers to nix state regulation of services at Russian ports

Hyundai Heavy eyes bid for Hynix

STX Europe signes a five-year contact with Intergraph

Singapore's Yangzijiang wins $700 mln shipbuilding contracts

New US LNG terminal on Missisipi river set for first cargo

FESCO resumes weekly service from China ports

Torm signs new sale and leaseback agreement

Jumbo Shipping completes door-to-door project for KNPC

Port Vanino’s cargo throughput down 12.4% to 2,3m tons

Transport week – 2011

LUKOIL-Bunker deploys 8 vessels to supply oil products

Rosmorport to increase icebreaking fleet in the Gulf of Finland

Busan forms strategic alliance with Shandong ports

Bremen/Bremerhaven container throughput up to 512,000 TEUs in April

Mumbai Port container throughput down 18.5 percent to 10,357 TEUs in April-May

Shipping Corporation of India may dispose 14 vessels

Rosmorport to get a majority ownership in LenMorNIIProekt

First Ship Lease buys second LR2 tanker within a week

Pipavav Shipyard eyes IPO

Schenker, TransContainer to form a logistics JV in Russa

AFL short-sea service to launch next week

Port of Antwerp grants discount for "clean ships"

Dockwise may switch flags to protect its ships against pirates

Crude futures price grows to $117,85 in London, in New York - to $100,74