News 2012 May 29

Krasnoye Sormovo starts trials of RST27 project VF Tanker-4

Damen Shipyards acquires Swedish shiprepair yard Oskarshamnsvarvet

MHI and Imabari Shipbuilding agree on collaboration in container carrier technology

Port Bremen-Bremerhaven container traffic up 13.6%

Essar Ports set to strike deal with Port of Antwerpen

Severnaya Verf Shipyard to bid for Russian Navy contract

German port Wilhelmshaven readies to take on Rotterdam

Major shipping lines re-route ‘megacarriers’ to Mombasa Port

Prime Shipping adds new tanker to its fleet

Congestion may hit India's Ennore, Kattupalli ports

Kochi Port may appoint 3rd contractor to complete dredging at Vallarpadam

UCL Port B.V. closes deal to sell 20% stake in SP Container Terminal Ltd

DCT Gdańsk expected to join world's top ports

Philippines DOTC allocates P500M to upgrade key sea ports

Panama Canal toll rises are unacceptable, say ship owners

Eitzen Chemical posts Q1 2012 results

Japanese ships to be barred from KEPCO contracts

USC lands contracts for five Borei subs from Defense Minsitry

Pakistan and India agree to launch Karachi-Mumbai shipping lines

UGC Board names Summa Group as strategic investor

Maersk to levy peak season surcharges

Pleiades to manage tankers from the US and UK

Ukraine plans merger of two ports

Azerbaijan reported to IMO on bringing the system of sailors’ training in compliance with international requirements

Petrobras tanker division suspends EAS contract

AVEVA Group Plc posts preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2012

Hyundai Heavy awarded contract for biggest rig from Fred Olsen Energy

Lomar places order for up to six new design, fuel-efficient Yangzijiang 1,100 TEU container ships

ICS meets in Australia