News 2012 August 1

BBC Chartering opens new office in Antwerp

Asia handysize dry freight rates tumble 16% in three weeks

Paper exporter backs London Gateway port

Hong Xiang defaults on five charters

Australia's Anketell port gains EPA approval

APL to implement manifest amendment fee in Japan

Holland America Line offers new European itineraries for 2013

IMCA advises on mooring offshore vessels

PetroChina buys 8,000 metric tonne low sulfer fuel oil from Russia

ZNT Yard launches TG04M project tugboat for Rosmorport

Valero says Port Arthur refinery to reach full rates in Q4

ADM to buy port terminal in northern Brazil

NY-NJ Port Authority ExpressRail's six-month throughput rises 10%

Fincantieri wins order for dual-fuel Canadian ferry

Container cargo could grow 4.3% this year - Drewry

Iran says to keep Hormuz open as long as it serves its interests

Ensco takes delivery of final ENSCO 8500 series semi

North American ECA comes into effect

BH Global Marine posts lower H1 earnings

BPS holds steel cutting for the first of two Mistral ships

DP World first half throughput up 7.5%

Australian port facility set for expansion

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri H1 profits up 62.5%

Seaport seen relegating Penang Port to China, India feeder routes

Abu Dhabi Ports Company holds meeting with Marfa Port stakeholders

Passenger boat sinks on the Neva River in St. Petersburg

NYK Line scales back fleet expansion, focuses on LNG

Alex de Bonth replaces Eijsink as MD at OTR

Bunker prices mixed on Tuesday

Shipping prices are unsustainable, says Maersk

Odfjell orders eco-friendly, fuel-saving tankers from Japanese shipyard

Authorities, experts board fire ravaged MISC tanker

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipbuilding division sinks into the red

Fincantieri to build innovative ferry for STQ

Crude oil price falls to $104,92 in London, in New York - to $88,06