News 2012 December 3

Russian coal exports up 18.3% to 113.726m tons

HUBLine posts financial year net profit of $835,389

ZIM records strong Q3

First ship to dock at new Taman port in H2 2017

Japan Petroleum Exploration Company plans LNG import terminal

Shipping lines could save $10m by cutting 30 minutes off port calls

Marathon talks to end LA/Long Beach strike

STX Pan Ocean links Thailand, India, Sri Lanka

New Priok to pick operator by end-January

Chile's ENAP and BG to ink LNG supply contract

Shandong Shipping Alliance established

Frontline delays delivery at Rongsheng

EMGS extends Atlantic Guardian charter

Heating fuel oil production in Russia up 4.9 percent

Coking coal exports from Australia's Newcastle PWCS terminals double in November

Stolt Tankers orders five tankers from Chinese shipbuilders

Forth Ports orders 14 Kalmar straddle carriers for Tilbury container terminal

Krishnapatnam Port looks at 30% growth in cargo this financial year

Vizag to become a major hub for port-based activity

Vostochny Port cargo volumes may rise 10 percent

Kuznetsovsky tunnel to be open in mid-December 2012, Victor Olersky (photo)

Bunkering set to start at Sri Lankan port

Oil exports via CPC terminal fell 5.2 percent in Jan-Nov

Golar charters modern LNG carrier

GulfMark Offshore, Inc. announces $150m private offering

Russia to build two more icebreakers by 2020

Basic Offshore orders eight PSVs

Oil product sales on Russian SEs total 258,947 tons

Nevsky Shipyard contracted to build 4MW salvage vessel

NSR Authority to be created in January 2013 - Rosmorrechflot

RZD predicts huge railroads capacity deficit in 2020

Construction of Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2 the first phase is close to completion

Busan predicts record 17m TEU box volume for 2012

Latvian official urges Azerbaijan to invest in Latvian ports' logistics centers

Volga-Don Canal sees 18% cargo traffic growth to 11.1m tons

EU Naval Force meets Somali fishing representatives and elders

Everglades expects three key projects to boost Asia traffic

About 60 reported injured as jack-up rig tilts at Jurong Shipyard

Thoma-Sea launches Lockport shipyard's largest vessel yet

AkzoNobel inks new JV agreement to expand Mideast operations

Damen completes repair of Polarcus Adira

Ingalls Shipbuilding hosts CNO Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert

Pelindo II seeks presidential decree to speed up Sorong Port

Tsunami-hit Miyagi shipbuilder launches first vessel since disaster

Pacifico Marine addresses to Putin to stop arbitrariness of Primorsky Krai authorities

FAS allows SUEK to bid for Port Vanino state-owned stake

Small gains for US Gulf and Caribbean bunker prices

Okskaya Shipyard lays down tenth tanker of Project RST27 (photo release)

Crude oil prices rise to $111,23 in London, in New York - to $88,91