News 2013 January 17

RF Transport Ministry approves navigation rules for Northern Sea Route

Changes in levying of the ecological dues at the sea port of Ust-Luga

Westports won't seek listing this year, says CEO

Moscow Shipyard to build 7 buoy tenders for basin authorities

Nevsky Shipyard lays keel of 9th dry-cargo vessel of RSD49 project

U.S. Navy minesweeper runs aground off Philippines

Two Singapore-based Trafigura oil traders resign

Wärtsilä appoints New Quality VP

LNG bunkering system ordered for Norwegian harbour

Chennai port defers negotiations with Essar

Isle of Man Ship Registry starts the year with record tonnage

Hutchison signs deal to develop new box terminal in Sohar, Oman

G6 Alliance not reinstating 6th Asia - Europe loop

Throughput of Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg up 18% to 8.7 mln t in 2012

China Merchant Energy Shipping buys three VLCCs

Hong Kong chief calls for green transport

South Carolina port container traffic up ten percent in 2012

Gazprom’s IFRS net profit down 12% to RUR 814 bln in Jan–Sep

HSH Nordbank to offer container swaps as shippers seek to hedge

ITF calls on Panama to help Iceberg 1 crew

Sale of 55-pct state-owned parcel of shares of Vanino Port is complete

GE Oil & Gas wins US$500 million Petrobras contract

Hapag-Lloyd to upgrade the rotation of the Adriatic Express Service

Rickmers Shipmanagement gets energy certification

Pakistan places requirement for 830,000 MT of fuel oil

Mid Week European bunker prices fall

STX launches ultramodern LNG carrier “Veliky Novgorod" built for SCF Group (photo)

Kenya unveils record haul of smuggled ivory

Houston bunker prices continue to fall

IBIA appoints board members

World's first electric car ferry planned

Bunker prices down in Asia

Commercial Port of Vladivostok increases import vehicle storage area

Brightoil warns of loss, breaches covenants

Arctic oil terminal signs land lease deal

Kanematsu starts to supply low sulfur bunker fuel in Japan