News 2011 June 10

ExxonMobil announces two major discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico

Kenya tells Maersk to drop new container charges

China Merchants and Colombo to finalise port project deal soon

Seadrill orders new semi-tender

Vinashin could lose $1bn more

First UASC ULCS Arrives at Maasvlakte

China accuses Vietnam in escalating sea tensions

Thailand's first LNG terminal to operate from July-PTT

Hoegh LNG to raise up to $175 mln in IPO

Industry must not fall to apethy over 2015 deadline – OW BUNKER

Keppel FELS gets $142m drilling tender contract

PIL to offer direct call at Vladivostok

India Govt allows companies to set up captive ports at Major Ports

Subsea 7 gets contract for Petronas Carigali in Malaysia

Port of Novorossiysk reports a 7.7% volume drop to 47m tons

Cargo volume of Big Port St. Pb grows 8.3% to 22,6m tons

Russian seaports’ 5-month throughput down 6% to 213,1 million tons

UASC's 13,100teu boxship makes first call at Hamburg port

Ust-Luga port’s throughput soars 59.4% to over 6,8m tons

EQT Infrastructure acquires majority stake in Argos Terminals

NATO oil tanker destroyed in explosion in northwestern Pakistan

Transport Ministry authorized to update classification of river-sea vessels

Port of Miami in growth mode

Transas supplies navigation systems to ERP’s 6 tankers

Brazil to finance shipyard for Venezuela’s State Oil Company

BIMCO elects new president

Shell launches development of major new Gulf of Mexico discovery

Euroseas Ltd. announces time charter renewal for MV Maersk Noumea

Container services resume at Port of Sendai

CMA CGM hikes rates on Asia-Europe service

Russia and Latvia to launch a new ferry line

Crude futures price edges to $120 in London, in New York - up to $101,93