News 2011 December 20

Zvezdochka Shipyard lays ice-class ship for Russian Navy

Hamburg to maintain fee cap despite increase in ship size

Taicang Port's container throughput hits 3m TEUs

Thailand equips Laem Chabang Port with modern nuclear detection system

Colombo Port to increase capacity

Cargotec supplies MacGregor RoRo port and terminal equipment to Norway

Virginia gets $26.9 million for port expansion

Ports of Auckland faces $3m in lost revenue from strikes

Philippines government invites bidders for port of Zamboanga dredging project

Construction starts at Sembcorp Marine's Brazilian yard

MOL scraps pair of VLCC

Russian Transport Ministry updates Regulations on certification of ships crew

Port of Astrakhan bans entry of non-ice class ships as of Dec. 20

MOL signes contract for Indonesia's coastal LNG tranport

Neste Oil opens the Europe's largest renewable diesel refinery in Rotterdam

International Container Transshipment Terminal launches a direct service to China from Kochi

Diana Containerships Inc. announces the acquisition of two Panamax container vessels

Danske Bank names chairman Kolding CEO as Straarup retires

Rena container removal hampered by sharks

Gibdock gains ground in the regional market

Icebreaker Vaygach is seaworthy, RMRS says

Zhejiang coastal shipping fleet sets new record, surpasses 20 million dwt

Danaos Corporation adds one more 8,530 TEU containership to its fleet

Capacity of Indian ports to reach 3,130 mln tonnes by 2020

US makes $10 million available to small shipyards

Storm hampers rescue of white whales off the coast of Chukotka

Dubai to receive largest cruise ships in the world

Seven survivors from Russian sunken jack-up rig arrive in Korsakov port

Hyundai Heavy wins $900m Africa order

ECT sues Rotterdam port for $1.2 billion

Salvage team continues removal of containers from stricken Rena

Vietnam's CMIT handles largest container ship ever

SASCO continues establishing China-Russia container service

RCCNZ coordinates rescue of Russian fishing ship

Grand Alliance upgrades joint Trans-Atlantic Service

Crude futures price is up to $103,64 in London, in New York - to $93,88