News 2013 March 25

RF Transport Ministry issues draft order on classification and survey of vessels

First open water of RF inland waterways in 2013

Marineco buys fourth high-speed support vessel from Damen

Bahri announces the sale of one of its general cargo vessels

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries secures two 1+1 Jack-up Rig EPC contracts

Bahri announces additional port call in Jacksonville (USA)

Average wholesale price for М-100 HFO down to RUB 9,815 in RF spot market

Singamas announces 2012 results

Ust-Luga – based terminal of Neva Pipeline Company shipped over 19 mln t of oil

Cargo loading of East Siberian Railway down 5.6% to 10.9 mln t in Jan-Feb '13

Aker Solutions secures subsea production systems contract from Total

RF Transport Ministry issues draft regulations on licensing of dangerous goods handling

Nautilus takes delivery of newbuilding oil spill recovery vessel

Zaporizhstal I&SW starts shipments from Zaporozhye river port to the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea regions

IPIECA and IMO launch GI for South East Asia to improve oil spill preparedness and response capabilities

President Ma Zehua met with CEO of Maersk Group

Daily icebreaking service covered 23 vessels in the Gulf of Finland

Indonesia kicks off Kalibaru port project worth $2.47bn

Delegation of World Bank experts visited Big Port St. Petersburg

Throughput of port Primorsk down 15% to 11.182 mln t in Jan-Feb '13

Russian vessels can be arrested in US because of Schneerson collection – RF Fisheries Agency

SCF to make 20 additional professional crews within 3 years

MHI and Imabari Shipbuilding to establish JV for designing and marketing LNG carriers

DAMAC Properties to develop prime plot in Dubai Maritime City

Hapag-Lloyd announces changes on its St. Lawrence Cont. Service

ASOP insists on Tax Code amendments concerning recovery of private investors’ expenses for border checkpoints

Baltic Dry Index up to 933 points