News 2013 April 18

Hyundai Heavy expands into compaction equipment business

Daily icebreaking service covered 22 vessels in the Gulf of Finland

Neptune Lines picks Rolls-Royce to supply propulsion system for its two newbuilds

Keppel Land tops bids for prime residential site in Tiong Bahru

Port of Dunkirk rolls out multimodal and logistics development plan

Bunker price in port Novorossiysk down in late 16th week

Port of Gothenburg welcomes arrival of second cruise ship

North-Western Shipping Company posts 2012 net profit of RUB 49.5 mln (down 25%, y-o-y)

Port of Rotterdam as a hub for biomass traffic

Project on construction of Teriberka seaport not approved by environmental watchdog Rosprirodnadzor

UASC announces expansion plans and new executive appointments

Ust-Luga Company BoD approves development strategy for 2013-2030

Port of Antwerp adds new facility for fruits storage

Multipurpose boat Bora is put into operation (photo)

Sinopacific holds naming ceremony for first PX105 PSV for Deep Sea Supply

Throughput of port Vysotsk up 15 % to 3.7 mln t in QI'13

MES delivers 56,000dwt bulk carrier M/V Ionic Smyrni to Customer

Samskip supports EC proposal on container weight

Carnival to invest over $300m in upgrade of its fleet

MacAndrews' new service to connect Port of Dunkirk and Portugal

Strong transport and energy connections with other Baltic Sea states are vital to future of Estonia - Urmas Paet

Bunker prices in Far East ports slightly decline in late 16th week

MES unveils ME-GI marine engine

Throughput of Tuapse Commercial Sea Port down 23% to 3.4 mln t in QI'13

Moscow Shipyard launches Volgar project vessel (photo)

Mediterranean Shipping Company announces GRI for Far East-Australia trade

Bunker prices continue to fall

Throughput of Multipurpose Reloading Complex (Ust-Luga) up 6% to 742,000 t in QI'13

COSCON announces rate increase on westbound Asia-Europe service

Zamakona Yards secures $35m contract for a tuna fishing and freezing vessel

TORM to delist from Nasdaq

Barge fleet of Nibulon (Ukraine) transported 143,900 t of cargo in QI'13

GE’s unit secures $80m contracts for electric power and propulsion systems of LNG carriers and FSRU

Baltic Dry Index up to 885 points