News 2012 December 26

Odessa port welcomes arrival of mega-boxship Tirua (photo)

Malaysia port operators seek growth in new markets

Indian Coast Guard takes delivery of high speed interceptor boat from L & T

DP World to restructure its India port business

Transport Ministry posts draft order on accounting

Khalifa Port boosts UAE’s standing as a global shipping hub

Australia seen passing Brazil as driver of ship-demand growth

Tianjin bids to lure more owners

Trada Maritime to spend $400m for coal mine

Cabotage rules’ relaxation to attract more ships to Vallarpadam terminal

Essar Ports commissions 16 MMTPA Terminal at Paradip Port

Signs of hope in November port figures in China

Marine Façade passenger traffic up 2% in 2012

Rosmorport’s seven icebreakers escort ships to / from Big Port St. Petersburg

Rosmorport’s icebreakers lead 6 ships to Astrakhan port

Sevmash to launch SSBN Vladimir Monomakh on Dec. 30

VolgoTrans oil product traffic on inland waterways soars 40 percent

Intercargo worried about January 1 implementation of MARPOL Annex V

GE Shipping orders EEDI compliant MR tanker newbuild

SBU and Kuzbassrazrezugol set to invest $ 200m in Murmansk coal port

EMEA bunker prices steady to soft on Christmas Eve

ILA says prepare for US port strike

Moderate earthquake hits the Black Sea area 154 km off Sochi

Ukraine’s seaports throughput climbs 0.8 percent