News 2011 July 4

Ust-Luga port’s H1 volume soars 56% to 9 million tons

Port Bronka terminal construction begins

Hyundai Samho awarded a $400m contract for two LNG carriers

Vietnam PM demands strict Vinashin investigation

Xiangyu Ltd lands Tianjin Port dredging contract

One dead after tourist boat capsizes off Mexico

IMO fishing vessel safety conference to be held in South Africa in 2012

Maersk Line raises cross-hemisphere rates US$150/TEU

Fujian port throughput up 16.2% in Jan-May

Swedish shipper deploys armed guards against pirates

Maersk expects double-digit growth in boxed palm oil, sugar, rice to Africa

Tourist boat capsizes off Mexico's Baja peninsula

Qingdao Hyundai Shipbuilding delivers 2nd bulk carrier for VBTH

Exxon Mobil says oil leaked into Yellowstone River

S Korean marine kills three while on duty

NASSCO gets $60M for 3rd MLP long-lead materials

Egypt gas pipeline to Israel hit by explosion

ThyssenKrupp rethinks Blohm+Voss plans

Viking O&M continues legal claim for $1.8m

Robert Allan delivers first-in-class designed escort tug

U.S. Coast Guard increases safety oversight on MODUs

Jackup rig order for Keppel FELS shipyard

Pirates hit vessels close to Singapore

APL plans Chicago Intermodal Terminal

St Albans saves 13 sailors from sinking tanker

Australia enlarges reef protection

Russian experts to study Mistral-class warship maintenance in France

Odessa port’s H1 volume grows 3.5% to 13,4 million tons

Ingalls-Built USCG vessel completes sea trials

U.S. Navy warship calls at Vladivostok port

Crude futures price down to $111,77 in London, in New York - to $94,94

Pro-shipbuilding, shipping bill passes its first reading