News 2011 September 7

Port of Durban welcomes largest ever vessel

Volga Shipping takes delivery of fifth RSD44 bulker Kapitan Sergeev

Port of Tallinn’s cargo volume up 2.6% in Jan-Aug, to 24.84m tons

Netherlands deny shipowners' right to private armed guards, re-flagging mooted

Port Botany in $2.3bn lease deal

Port of Helsinki posts a 5 percent gain to 6.8 million tons

Bollore to invest in port of Conakry

S&P revises CMA CGM outlook to negative

HaminaKotka port throughput rises 27.9 percent to 10.8m tons

Daewoo Shipbuilding wins $1.1 bln Norway rig order

Philippines to set up radar stations in South China Sea

Thailand's PTT says cancels LNG deal with Qatar

Technip wins installation contract from Maersk Oil in UK North Sea

Ghana to end pact with Penang Shipbuilding

Yangfan Group to build two 1.110 TEU containerships for SITC

Shipping Corporation of India profits decline by Rs 665 cr in 4 years

Bureau Veritas extends class to cover offshore drilling safety

Alam Maritim inks $74m charter deal with ExxonMobil

CEVA starts NY-Hamburg LCL service

Global Carriers, Humpuss to incorporate joint venture companies in Indonesia and Malaysia

Three oil majors may be fined for price gouging, antitrust watchdog says

Baltic Fleet ships return from Open Spirit 2011 exercise

Hainan ports' cargo volume up 15% to 56.3m tons in H1

Stena Blue Sky tanker to deliver Sakhalin-2 LNG

MSC to rely more on transshipments on Europe, Indian Ocean, Australia loop

DOF Subsea takes delivery of DSV Skandi Singapore

Metal Shark Boats delivers anti-piracy boat

Fujian sea ports monthly throughput up 12% to 860,000 TEU

PST takes delivery of its first 180,000dwt capesize bulk carrier

Lotos Shipyard lays RST25 project tanker for MRSCO

T.O.S. and Sheffield join forces

Grand China Shipping drops second transpac loop as seasonal slack lingers

CMA CGM to call on India's Port of Cochin

Oxberry Risk Maritime continues to expand services

Idle ship numbers rise to more than 100 as peak season fails to take hold

GL classified fleet now exceeds 100 million GT

Consultant forecasts better 2012 for ship lines

Shanghai port's box volume grows 10.5 percent in H1

USCG takes delivery of third National Security Cutter

Crude futures price is up to $112,89 in London, in New York - down to $86,02