News 2011 October 17

Rolls-Royce secures order to power 18 tugs in China

RTL to dedicate Novya Gavan Ro-Ro terminal in Ust-Luga

E.R. Schiffahrt christens two 13,100 TEU containerships

InvestVeritas buys a 25% stake of Vyborg Shipyard

Yangzijiang assures investors on its micro-financing

Port of Hong Kong throughput rises 3.2 percent in Jan-Sept

First boxship applies e-customs declaration at Vostochny port

Cargotec wins U.S. port automation contract

UCLH’s ITC posts a 37 percent gain in traffic volumes

North-Western Shipping’s traffic volume flat in Jan-Sept

Rosmorport to select fuel supplier for Petropavlovsk branch

Evergreen secures $824m of bank loans

Belgian firm pulls out of LLR project

Australian court fines Swire Navigation, Bluewind Shipping

VROON takes delivery, christens VOS Valiant

Thailand, China to investigate into murder of 12 Chinese sailors

Trai Thien USA bags dry bulk contracts

Oil spills under contorl at Bohai oil platforms: official

Panama Canal completes major step in expansion program

Beng Kuang cancels shipbuilding contracts

US-Russian anti-terror drills in active phase

Jiangxi to build new US$7.5 million river terminal on lower Yangtze

Greenpeace holds naming ceremony for new Rainbow Warrior at Bremerhaven

Horizon Lines taps Rodriguez as Vice President

BSEE issues violations in Deepwater Horizon case

Qinhuangdao throughput tops 200 million tonnes in mid-September

Sunk tanker likely hit an underwater object, Rosmorport says

ICS says flag states must enforce the rules

MHI develops new ecofriendly bulk carrier

Asia-Europe rates below $700/TEU as SCFI falls 2.7% after Golden Week

Trinity Offshore christens two RAstar 3100 escort tugs at Gulfport shipyard

Shanghai exchange offers shippers new tools

Crude futures price soars to $114,68 in London, in New York - to $86,8

Teekay confirms purchase of Maersk's LNG