News 2013 March 13

AVEVA releases new business paper on integrated steelwork and 3D plant design

Jotun introduces the world’s first resilient antifouling

Dubai Maritime City signs Yacht Manufacturing Lease Agreement with leading builder Vitmar Yachts

Hapag-Lloyd to upgrade the rotation of the South East Asia – Australia Service

Port of Rotterdam biofuels throughput up 25% in 2012

Yaroslavl Shipyard lays the keel of bunkering tanker project RT18 (graphics)

Viking Supply Ships A/S has signed new charter contract

Scana Offshore Vestby signs new contract with Dana Petroleum for delivery of mooring winches

Sance started cooperation with Bergen Group Fosen

Global port throughput to maintain modest growth of over 5% in 2013 - forecast (+ top 20 ports)

d’Amico International Shipping enters into contracts for the construction of two additional new product/chemical tanker vessels with Hyundai Mipo

Coal transshipment via Baltic Coal Terminal (Latvia) up 22% to 892,237 tons in Jan-Feb '13

IMO set to reduce number of lives lost at sea by 50% within two years

Throughput of Singapore port down 4.85% to 81.66 mln tons in Jan-Feb '13

NYK's 2012 CSR Report wins President's Award for Excellence

RF Transport Ministry issues draft decree on Russia’s obligations in respect of Maritime Labour Convention

Seadrill and Mermaid Maritime to own 66.18 percent and 33.76 percent of the Asia Offshore Drilling

Daily icebreaking service covered 44 vessels in the Gulf of Finland

Seaway Heavy Lifting wins third major contract on one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms off North Wales

Baltic Dry Index up to 865 points

Throughput of Russian seaports up 8% to 88.5 mln tons in Jan-Feb '13

RosMorRechFlot puts into operation 7 sea terminals of Sochi seaport (photo)

Keppel cancels semisubmersible contract with Naftogaz

The Taiwan International Ports Corporation plans to purchase two 5,200hp harbor tugs for Port of Kaohsiung

Throughput of port Novorossiysk down 2.9% to 18.36 mln tons in Jan-Feb '13

Throughput of Vostochny Port down 2% to 2.59 mln tons in Jan-Feb '13

Eniram launches Optimum Speed Assistant and Engine Load Assistant at CSM 2013

Owner of m/v Myre Seadiver published Nigeria court’s judgment indicting 15 Russian crew

DP World welcomes Simatech’s new service between Jebel Ali Port and Mogadishu

Nordic Investment Bank finances port of Klaipeda expansion

Port of Klaipėda and Butingė Terminal cargo throughput up 31.0 percent in February 2013