News 2012 October 18

Krasnodar region seaports cargo volumes climb 2 percent

Höegh LNG signs revised FSRU agreement with Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) in Indonesia

Austal awarded three WFSV contract from UK's Turbine Transfer

Iran denies oil spill plan to block vital Strait of Hormuz

Piracy drops by 54% in Gulf of Aden

Latvian ports container traffic up 23.8 percent

Russia may pull out of Kyoto Protocol

Sudan offers Dar Blend crude as South to restart exports

Su’s TMT may convert four VLOCs into LNG tankers

Rosneft zeroes in on BP's stake in TNK-BP

Iranian oil firms threaten legal action against EU sanctions

Wilmar and ADM launch global shipping partnership

Hanjin Shipping, Evergreen Line to cut capacity

First vessel of Sakhalin Energy passes through the NSR from the Far East to Europe

Rosmorport pilot service to get 10 newbuilds by the end of 2015

ABB's CFO Michel Demaré to step down

Afai Southern Shipyard wins two 40M high speed ferry orders

Zhenghe Shipbuilding secures RMB2bn credit

Experts question Rosneft-AAR deal

Norwegian Cruise Line orders new cruise ship with option for second

NOVATEK’s shareholders OK interim dividends

NOL boss warns of industry shake-up

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard lays down first Aframax tanker for SeaRiver Maritime

Egyptian port strike stops cargo movement

DP World sets new UK handling record

Vyborg Shipyard to bid for an LNG plant module contract for Yamal LNG project

U.S. destroyer's radar injured Norwegian Coast Guard crew

Aker Solutions signs umbilicals contract with ENI

China-Mult Trans adds calls to Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company terminal

Joint study assessing LNG bunkering in Australia

SHI shipyard floats out sixth L-type boxship for Evergreen

Statoil and Statkraft acquire Dudgeon Offshore wind power project

Hong Kong posts container throughput of 1.95mln TEU in September

UASC establishes own presence in Turkey

Klaipeda port finalizes first phase of berths renovation

DOF Subsea bags multiple contracts in Asia, Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico

Aker Solutions secures contract with Total E&P UK Ltd

Wuhan New port seeks direct links to international ports

Baltic Customs spells out rules of bunker, ship’s stores declaration

Wednesday bunker prices move down

Crude oil prices down to $113,22 in London, in New York - up to $92,12