News 2013 January 9

India's Nehru Port handled 64.21m tons of cargo, 4.25m TEUs in 2012

Shanghai plans free trade zone in Pudong

SILPORT throughput rose 32% in 2012

CLP Power Hong Kong to buy natural gas from PetroChina

COSCO notched up 10m teu in 2012

Perdana Petroleum bags Petronas charters

Cargo loading on RZD network rose 2.4% to 1.27 bn tons in 2012

Indian ministry to award 25 projects by March-end

Globalport to take over Zamboanga Port

Piraeus port container traffic increased 28% last year

JNPT, DCI, Ennore Port get nod to raise Rs 3,500 cr via bonds

Maersk Line presses Hong Kong to take action on low sulfur bunkers

Norway's Gassco to build 480 km gas pipeline to lower Arctic

SSBN Yury Dolgorukiy to enter service with Russian Navy on January 10

Nigerian pirates free kidnapped Italian sailors - Italy ministry

Unipec becomes world’s top VLCC charterer

China demand may boost ton-miles for tankers

UAE Navy accepts delivery of two warships from Fincantieri

Container throughput at Kaohsiung port up 1.5% in 2012

U.S. Tesoro to turn Hawaii refinery into terminal

Epic and Pantheon merge to form E-P Gas

Boskalis says financing for Dockwise offer in place

Norway unveils $10 bln Arctic gas projects

American Queen Steamboat names news President and COO

Marco Polo Indon arm raises $14.3m from IPO

First Tognum order of MTU gensets as part of Rolls-Royce UT-vessel design

U.S. launches review of Shell Arctic drilling program

Oil exports via CPC terminal fell 4.4 percent in 2012

Alam Maritim seals $2.7m deal

Rosmorrechflot releases plan of Russia’s inland waterways overhaul

Two deaths on ships at Kavkaz port

Fujairah Oil Terminal on track for 2014

Asia’s new battleground for ports and liner shipping is the principal conference theme for TOC Container Supply Chain Asia 2013

Moscow River Shipping accepts delivery of second tanker of Project RST25 «Pavel Yudin" (photo release)

MOL boss forecasts another record loss making year

Philippines courting nine Japanese shipbuilders

Coast Guard investigating vessel strike of Bay Bridge, San Francisco

Bergen Group announces sale of operational activity in Bergen Group Halsnøy

Rosmorport’s icebreakers escort 51 ships in the Sea of Azov

ICTSI pulls out of Syria

Qingdao port sees 2012 cargo volume rise 9.5%

Bunker prices will go irregular - forecast

Argus launches marine fuels service

Wärtsilä to supply 225 MW flexible power plant to Texas utility

Rosmorport’s icebreakers assist shipping in the Gulf of Finland

CPV cargo volumes grew 4 percent in 2012

Port Klang box volume grew 4.1% in 2012

SSC invests S$15m to buy agency, logistics and terminal businesses

Aasta Hansteen and Polarled plans submitted for government approval

Diana Shipping inks time charter contract for M/V ERATO with Cargill

Statoil participates in new field development offshore Canada

Nantong Cosco KHI wins order for two 61,000 dwt bulkers

Sinotrans CSC plans to order 10 bulkers at CSSC

G6 Alliance to expand cooperation - Alphaliner

Almost 1,000 vessels stranded in icebound north China

Hyundai Samho bags order for four VLCCs

J.F. Lehman announces acquisition IMECO

Vostochny Port throughput grew 9.3% in 2012

Wärtsilä to supply major dual-fuel power plant to Jordan

OpenGate Capital announces acquisition of Zodiac Recreational

Russia set to create Black Sea Fleet naval base by 2020

IKM Subsea Singapore gets ROV contract for FPSO Hook-up and commisioning

Sealink seeking $5m over alleged breach of contract

Kulluk drilling rig towed to safety in Alaskan bay

Rolls-Royce secures design & systems integration contract from COSCO

USCG announces DEA for the proposed Bayonne Bridge modification

US court approves WTI agreement to resolve Federal Clean Water Act investigation