News 2012 April 5

Baltic Coal Terminal throughput soars 47.4 percent

Gujarat's non-major ports traffic volumes grew 13 percent in FY 12

CMA CGM upgrades West Med-Morocco service

Diana Shipping Inc. announces time charter contract for M/V Melia

Ukraine’s Berdyansk port throughput drops 36.5 percent in Jan-Mar

Indonesia’s Pertamina seeks low-sulfur crude for June delivery

Transnet Port Terminals to inject R300 billion into port and rail development

Smaller vessels pull Baltic sea index down

Iron ore exports to China down after cyclone at Australian port

Manila North Harbor to triple its capacity by next year

New Mangalore Port traffic up 4.4% in 2011-12

Hamburg Sud and Hapag-Lloyd launch weekly Pacific Northwest-Mediterranean service

Gulftainer welcomes largest ever vessel into Khorfakkan Container Terminal

Singapore MPA issues circular re specifications for marine fuel

NSCSA announces termination of VLCC time charter contract

Port of Ventspils cargo traffic rises 19 percent to 8.5 m tons

LUKOIL-BUNKER supplies bunker to tankers at Ust-Luga BPS-2 terminal

OW Bunker offers increased supply of RMK 1% 500cst low sulphur fuel oil across key Nordic ports

Vinashin starts debt settlement process

Former Emergencies Minister to head Moscow region

Drydocks World sees 87% approval for debt plan

China insurer to stop Iranian tanker cover

Maersk hikes rates for US west, east coast-bound cargo

Cargo handling at Gujarat's non-major ports up 13% in FY 12

Denmark's DUC March oil output down 6.5 pct from February

Transnet ports unit to invest R33bn in terminals

After almost a year Bulgarian ship detained in Romania returns to Bulgaria

Vancouver Shipyards to build more NSPS vessels for CCG

Tokyo сontainer 2011 throughput up 8.6 percent

Vale Beijing heading to South Korea for inspections

New Panama locks opening faces three-month delay

OGX denies oil spill in its facilities

CPV’s cargo volume grows 14.1 percent to 1.65m tons

Vale ore ship down 36% in value before loading first cargo

Estonia’s Tallinn Port traffic volume down 8.7 percent in Jan-Mar

Damen delivers two FCSs to EDT Offshore

Owner of grounded NZ ship Rena is charged

GDI places order for a new jack-up rig at PPL Shipyard

Incat Crowther secures contract to design 12 FSVs for Brazil

Kreuz buys dive support vessel

Wan Hai Lines posts net profit of $687,831 for 2011

Keppel Shipyard bags FPSO works

PPL Shipyard gets $218.5mln jack-up order

Crude oil price slumps to $122,34 in London, in New York - to $101,47