News 2011 July 29

Russian Black Sea Fleet to be beefed up with new subs

Latvia ports' H1 cargo volume up 11.5%

Guangzhou H1 container throughput up 10.3%

Excel Maritime announces H1 results

Antarctic fuel oil ban, ECA MARPOL amendments enter into force on 1 August 2011

Investigators unveil major cause of MV Bulgaria sinking

Russian Transport Ministry posts draft regulation on nuclear-powered ship calls at ports of the Gulf of Finland

Ukraine prolongs tender on feasibility study for LNG terminal until August 22

Qatargas delivers first LNG cargo to Netherlands

Russian veterinary service detains 26 tons of imported animal feed at Big Port St. Pb

STX Finland's Rauma Shipyard launches PS&R Vessel

Marseilles Fos H1 container throughput down 9% to 462,781TEU

Tuapse port’s half-year exports volume slightly down

Sea Port St. Petersburg to inject over RUB 1.1bn in expansion project

Severnaya Verf turns over warship for trials

St. Petersburg port tightens passenger ships traffic control

SBM Offshore slumps on hefty charge for cost overruns

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announces revision of FY2011 outlook

Korean port throughput crosses 10m TEU mark

Daewoo Shipbuilding wins $850 mln LNG ship order from Greece

Kuwait rejects Iraqi call to stop port construction

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding to build two neo Supramax 66BC bulk carriers

Russian sailing vessel arrives at port of Sitka

MOL posts Q1 net loss of $103m

Shanghai plans Shanghai-Jinshan port buildout for bulk and chemicals

Neva-Metal’s H1 box volume rises 5 percent

FESCO’s MV makes first call at Japan’s Wakkanai port

Zhongshan port to build river-sea shipping large distribution centre

Criminal charges filed against MV Peter Alabin owner

Samsung Heavy Industries posts Q2 net profit of $247.1m

Singapore Shipping Corporation posts Q1 net profit of $1.24m

Costamare Q2 profit up 24.7 percent to $26.2 million

Ocean сarriers rise India-Europe rates

Mercator Lines Q1 profit down 70%

Crude futures price down to $117,36 in London, in New York - to $97,44