News 2012 August 17

Ust-Luga expects delivery of 37 Lastochka EMUTs

Low Rhine river water levels supporting clean barge rates

Australia's Port Botany to get new container terminal

MOL announces On Time Arrival Performance results for April-June

DryShips 2Q loss narrows as revenue improves

UANI calls on Russian Maritime Register of Shipping to stop certifying Iranian vessels

Lomonosov holds public hearings on EIA of Bronka port project

Brazil investment plan for ports to exceed $15 billion

Wärtsilä to power four Svitzer tugboats

Rosmorrechflot takes delivery of 4th vessel of SDS08 project DSV Rybynsk

Port CEO says Vancouver avoiding Asia economic slowdown

China Shipbuilding Industry Corp ponders overseas yard acquisition

Deutsche Bank eyes help for Lloyd ship fund

Overall vessel schedule reliability improves

Bulava launch from SSBN Alexander Nevsky slated for November

USC plans to have Far East shipbuilding development strategy in mid-September

Thoresen Thai to double fleet

EU-NATO forces free hijacked vessel

CMAL leading Sustainable Ferries study for Scottish Enterprise

Danish naval architecture firm presents details on five CONRO vessels

New Fednav bulk carriers to use 20% less fuel

Hamburg Süd christens its container ship Santa Barbara at Chinese shipyard

Maersk sees further shake-out in container shipping industry

CEPSA ready to supply 1.00% sulfur fuel in Balboa

Asia tankers rates seen falling

Admiralty Shipyards lays keel of 636 project submarine for Russian Navy (photo release)

S.Korea STX says Fincantieri preferred bidder for unit stake

Scheldepoort wins second contract to convert jack-up rig into offshore hotel accommodation

Baltic index dips as capesize rates touch 3-year lows

Traffic on the Northern Sea Route soars more than sevenfold in 2011

Bunker prices in Russian Far Eastern ports rebound

JSW Jaigarh Port set for handling containers

Scheldepoort awarded upgrade contract for four Dutch naval frigates

Seaport St. Pb posts H1 profit of RUB 383.68m

Intermarine and Scan-Trans announce merger

ASL Marine hit by $3.8m unpaid debt from BLT

Brunswick Rail’s state-of-the-art railcars pass first inspection

Crude oil price is up to $116,9 in London, in New York - to $95,6

MISC returns to profit after exiting liner business