News 2013 February 8

Route via Cape of Good Hope may become more attractive than Suez Canal

Venlo opens service point for reefer containers

Russian seamen captured by pirates near Cameroon

Drydocks World finalizing conversion of FSRU Toscana

Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary to build an offshore platform integrated topside

Project for a new container terminal in the Port of Rotterdam receives EU support

DNB records profits of NOK 13 657 million in 2012

Golar LNG completes sale of Golar Maria

MOL starts new China - Middle East service

ABB wins $160 million in orders to provide electrical systems for drill ships in Brazil

Maritime Academy to be set up within Makarov University

MOL, other companies join UN job creation program

Gazprom Neft IFRS revenue up 19.5% to RUR 1.23 bln in 2012

Rosmorport icebreakers assist 20 vessels along Volga-Caspian Seaway Canal

Daily icebreaking service covers 45 vessels in the Gulf of Finland

GE Shipping Q3FY13 consolidated net profit up by 119%

Jaya Holdings reports net profit of US$6.5 million for the second quarter ended 31 December 2012

Baltic Dry Index up to 749 points

Throughput of Kaliningrad Commercial Seaport up 32.6% to 305,000 tons in Jan’13

Throughput of Ventspils Port fell by 1.7% to 3 mln t in Jan’13

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation announces charter for MR2 tanker vessel

Throughput of Klaipeda port (including Butinge terminal) up 6% to 3.9 mln t in Jan’13

Finland determined to build LNG bunkering terminals in the Gulf of Finland

Construction works in Ust-Luga port should be restricted in summer – scientists