News 2012 August 8

Lack of certified equipment gums up passenger fleet upgrade - shipowner

Zhejiang shipbuilder sinks ship to minimize typhoon losses

Port of Riga traffic rises 9.6 percent

Titan to sell almost 90% of the firm to Chinese oil trader

Mediterranean Shipping hikes rates on Europe-Middle East trade

Taiwan splashes NT66bn to improve competitiveness of ports

OW Bunker in U.S. Expansion

Mikhail Drobin to manage state property at Rosmorport (photo)

MCC introduces the Intra Asia 3 (IA-3) Service

BSR's Clean Cargo Group improves transparency of carbon emissions in ocean shipping

Scandinavian ship sails to challenge Gaza blockade

Singapore listed Marco Polo Marine doubles profits

Port HaminaKotka throughput down 12.3 percent

$2.4 bln North Jakarta port project faces delays over missing permits

Chemoil appoints new Chief Financial Officer

Cochin Shipyard launches two offshore supply vessels

Baltic index falls on sliding panamax rates

Iran has full control over Strait Of Hormuz: Iranian admiral

CMA CGM announces a Rate Restoration Initiative

Russia's Transportation Ministry offers rail rates adjustment

Mumbai port hopes to cut labour force by 3,000

Antwerpen Port tries to lure Essar Group

ABG wins India terminal project bidding

Cochin Shipyard delivers Shipping Corporation of India's vessel

CMA CGM hikes rates on Asia-Europe & Med., N.Europe-WCSA trade

Neptune Orient container-ship unit posts first profit since 2010

Japan considers using Arctic to save 40% on shipping costs

Tanjung Priok expansion faces delays

New DSME yard delivers first vessel

Rosterminalugol terminal coal volume reaches 8 mln tons

Two catamarans for the APEC summit arrive in Vladivostok

Port of Arkhangelsk throughput rises 34.2 percent

Jinhai gets two supramax bulker orders

Keppel lands $4.1bn contracts for five DSSTM 38E semis

APM Terminals gets go-ahead for TCM project in Costa Rica

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding posts 9% fall in Q2 profit

Cochin Shipyard delivers 3rd AHTS to SCI

Exelerate Energy in DSME deal for eight FSRUs

Sembcorp Marine bags $4bn in drillship orders from Sete Brasil

Meyer Werft to float out fifth ship for Celebrity Cruises

Ministry of Transportation offers rail rates adjustment

Port of Liepaja cargo volume soars 47.7 percent