News 2013 March 21

Annual general meeting of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard to be held in Oslo on April 11 , 2013

Al Dahra Agriculture sets up regional base at Kizad and Khalifa Port

Bunker price in port Novorossiysk remained unchanged in late 12th week

Petrobras and its partners negotiate with consortium QGOG/SBM for two FPSO

Annual overhead losses from vessels’ idleness in port Caucasus make $13 mln - URAMA

Bunker Review W.12, 2013

ADPC and ADT sign MoU with Government agencies to speed up port transactions

ST Engineering’s US Shipyard announces that Bouchard Transportation exercises option unit for articulated tug barge

Sembmarine SLP secures exclusive licence from Seahorse Platform Partners for minimum facilities platforms

Farstad Shipping extends charter agreement with Statoil

Abu Dhabi Ports Company and Agility sign MoU to reduce road freight tariffs to AED 800 per truck

Rescue vessel Spasatel Karev completes ice trial (photo)

Capital Group to subscribe to Rickmers Maritime rights issue

DP World terminals join InlandLinks

COSCON hikes rates on Asia-Europe trade west bound

COSCON announces Rate Restoration for Far East-Middle East Trade

MSC posts GRI announcement on cargo from Asia to the Mediterranean, Black Sea and North Europe

Mediterranean Shipping Company announces GRI on services from Italy, Spain, Portugal, South of France and Israel to the U.S.A.

DP World 2012 profit up to $ 749mln

COSCON to rise rates on Asia Europe West bound services

COSCO Container Lines announces rate restoration for Far East to Middle East trade

Arctech-built OSV Aleksey Chirkov sets out on sea trial

COSCON announces Peak Season Surcharge for Korea Trade

Costamare announces delivery of new 8.827teu boxship

Daily icebreaking service covered 56 vessels in the Gulf of Finland

Bunker price in Far East ports down in late 12th week

Ukrainean Government allocates funds for construction and repair of 1.4 th km of roads

Top global container ports with the greatest potential for development

Baltic Dry Index up to 923 points

RS issues reference sheet for owners of small-size vessels being used for commercial purposes