News 2012 February 15

Freight index crashes 66% in 2 months

Shipping company Zim to get $100 mln "security net"

Shipping to double on Northern Sea Route

Indian Supreme Court rejects DP World writ

APM to run Indian container freight station

Ron Widdows named as CEO of Germany's Rickmers-Linie

Iran stops oil exports to six EU countries

Hong Kong traffic volumes down 6 percent to 1.97 million TEUs

TUI posts Q1 FY2011/12 performance figures

Rosmorport’s icebreakers clear passage for ships in Azov Sea

Zaliv Shipyard to build PSV hulls for Damen Shipyards Bergum

DP World shuts Egyptian port again

Talks on mega-carrier access to Chinese ports open in Brazil

Collision disrupts grain exports at Brazil port

Fredriksen buys ships for $610 mln

Panama posts third straight budget deficit

Maersk leads shipping industry developing fuels to cut emissions

Sudan seizes 2.4 mln bbls of South's oil

ThyssenKrupp posts Q4 loss of 357 million euro

TUI set to reduce its stake in Hapag-Lloyd

Kandla port approves Adani bid for satellite port

Hyundai Heavy secures newbuilding orders worth $1.1bn

Defense Ministry eyes procurement of 16 new subs

DFDS, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs launch Dover-Calais service

AAPA comments on FY 2012 Budget proposal related to ports agenda

Crude futures price is up $118,16 in London, in New York - down to $100,74