News 2013 March 5

Maersk in Russia joins ASCO

STX OSV becomes VARD

Bunker price in Novorossiysk slides early this week

Russian carriers, shipowners set to create Chamber of Shipping

Lundin Norway charters two OSVs from Island Offshore

BIMCO announces new Secretary General/CEO

Oil product exports via Vysotsk terminal drop 8.5% to 1.6 m tonnes

Emirates Shipping Line announces GRI for East Africa from 1st April 2013

Construction of Logistika-Terminal warehouse nears completion

Twelve Russian icebreakers escorted 46 merchant ships in the Gulf of Finland

Emirates Shipping Line enters into a partnership with APL and OOCL on CIX service

Vyborg Shipyard fabricates first block of 21900M project icebreaker

Diana Containerships extends time charter contract with A.P. Møller - Maersk

Unifeeder connects port Kristiansand with Hamburg and Bremerhaven

Port of Tauranga gains approval for harbour dredging

MSC announces Bunker Contribution for all cargo between North Europe & Mediterranean and SAWC & Central America / Venezuela ports

Port of Arkhangelsk traffic jumps 33% to 658,400 tonnes

Unifeeder increases THC at Ust Luga container terminal from March 1st, 2013

FGC finalizes hook-up of 110kV substation for Ust-Luga terminal of Rosneftbunker

Prosecutor's Office finds faults in border crossing procedure at Novorossiysk port

SOCAR sees crude exports decline to 3.170 tonnes

Somerville announces retirement from classification society ABS

Russian Govt’s Institute of Law endorses bill on state pilot service

Maersk Line launches customer charter