News 2011 November 9

Port of Klaipeda traffic volume hits record high

Putin's visit to Severodvinsk yields newbuilds contracts for domestic shipyards

Helsinki port's throughput for ten-month period (Update)

French frigate joins EU NAVFOR fleet

Wartsila inaugurates its new Central Distribution Centre in the Netherlands

Port of Charleston commits to $1.3bn investment

COSCO cautious about purchase of carrier fleet

Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding reports Q3 results

Jan de Nul set to complete execution of contract for "Sakhalin-3" project next summer

Singapore seizes COSCO ship over payment dispute

Seago Line joins INTTRA

Crude exports via Varandey terminal down to 3.49 million tons

St. Petersburg port implements new rules for vessels shifting as of November 1st

Throughput of Arkhangelsk port down 1.2 percent to 3.89 million tons

Maersk Line posts Q3 net loss of $293 million

India's Cochin Shipyard to undertake feasibility study for new shipyard

Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard launches three vessels

India's shipping ministry wants bidding for captive ports

Chennai Port Trust terms congestion surcharge illegal

Vladivostok port cargo traffic down 11.6 percent in Jan-Oct

St. Petersburg inaugurates new water bus

JNPT to expand capacity five fold in 8-10 years

Viking O&M Q3 profit down to $881,000

Yangzijiang Q3 net profit up to $157.7m

BMT Isis awarded contract for safety and environmental support for HMS Protector

Vancouver Shipyards secures chip barge contract

Russian-Italian naval drills starts in Ionian Sea

World’s largest single lock opened to navigation in China

Colombo dock strike ends as state eases strict wartime security measures

ClassNK releases SCR system guidelines

Coal exports from Russia rises 8.4 percent to 88.11 million tons

Russian crude exports down 2.3 percent to 200.92 million tons

Latvia’s Riga port throughput up 12.4 percent in Jan-Oct

Fuel oil production in Russia grows 3.9% to 59.48 million tons

Diesel fuel production in Russia up 1.2% to 59.03 million tons

Crude futures price up to $115 in London, in New York - up to $96,8