News 2012 February 14

Palmali takes delivery of fifth tanker of project RST22M from Besiktras Shipyard

Iranian boats shadow U.S. ship through Strait of Hormuz

ITF members decry work conditions on FOC ships

APM Terminals CEO Kim Fejfer sees opportunity in India

US doubts on 100% screening of containers

Strike action stops Yemen oil exports

Ships blocked at Belgian ports as harbour pilots strike

CSAV posts $1.25b loss in 2011

Port of Hamburg traffic rises 9.1 percent to 132.2m tons

FCS eyes duties on bunker fuel for transit ships, amid fears the move hits bunker market

Sovcomflot expands with four new LR1 product tankers

Transport Ministry reports on ice situation in Azov Sea

Italy cruise ship passengers widen US lawsuit

Korea's Hyundai, STX win $1.7 bln LNG carrier, tanker orders

Pirates kill captain, chief engineer in Nigeria ship attack

Enterprise to expand storage at proposed US oil hub

Inpex to close smallest Japan refinery by end of 2012

Chile Vapores posts $1.25 bln net loss for 2011

FESCO mulls a Khorgos terminal in Kazakhstan

PetroTrans negotiates to extend Somaliland port

EU sanctions against Iran’s largest port operator risk curbing legal trade

UK Trade & Investment Dep’t estimates $2.2b needed for Ghana’s Tema, Takoradi ports

China utilities to benefit from Baltic index slide

Rickmers Maritime posts $40.3 million profit

Russia EconMin opposes sale of seaport to Rosneft

Otto Marine sells offshore barge for $28.4m

Hyundai Heavy inks $1.1bn LNG order

STX Offshore wins $608 mln orders from Europe

Scrubber installation payback time is less then 4 years - Wartsila

Canada launches Atlantic Shipbuilding Action Plan

Crude futures price is up $117,93 in London, in New York - to $100,91