News 2012 June 28

Saudi Aramco and the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia plan merge

Iran has world's 4th largest tanker company

Disney Cruise Line announces 2013 itineraries to Europe, Caribbean and Alaska

Saab announces fifth-generation R5 Maritime AIS

Fujairah bunker premiums sink with crude prices

NYK provides free ocean transport of monument for Japanese victims of NZ 2011 earthquake

Port of Long Beach to consider two incentive programs for shippers

Mozambique ports to be modernized

Sinopec, BP to expand bunker deliveries to eight Chinese ports

Wan Hai to open Latin America service

Wan Hai Lines expects profitable Q2

Baltic ports ink LNG project partnership agreement

Panama Canal delays toll increase for 3 months

APM Terminals to open Asia HQ in Singapore

Record low Arctic sea ice – first tankers sail

Latvia and Kazakhstan want to increase cargo transportation volumes

Rescue operation near Christmas Island

Gazprom's Miller denies lower 2013 gas supplies to Ukraine

Maasvlakte 2 can now be experienced from the water too

Fugro secures hydrographic Baltic Sea and Bothnian Survey

Nord Stream posts 2011 environmental report from Finland and Estonia waters

USCG assists 4 people aboard disabled vessel in Lake Michigan

COSCON gets Medals in China Freight Industry Awards

U.S. seizes cargo ship in search for stowaways at New Jersey port

ICTSI launches new berth at Manila port

Inspecton finds stowaways on container ship at Port Newark

BP expands bunker operations in China

Russia reduces oil export duty rate by 12%

Busan container throughput up 9.2% to1.54mln TEU in May

Drydocks World announces a JV partnership for global strength and synergies

Jiangnan Shipyard to build four 1,100 TEU boxships

Scomi Marine budgets $45m for two new vessels

Transport & Communications Gov’t Commission expanded

Nanjing Tanker obtains $63m loan

Crude oil price is up to $93,5 in London, in New York - to $79,36

Wednesday bunker prices firm in Americas and Europe