News 2013 April 24

Konecranes in China was awarded “Automobile Manufacturing Industry Top 50 Excellent Equipment Supplier” prize

Development of OSK Strategy for 2013-2030 to be completed in May 2013 – Aleksandr Voznesensky

CII to host important Panama Canal Houston event

Costa Concordia salvage update

Feasibility of building shipyards in FE and on Kotlin island to be discussed with Vladimir Putin and Igor Sechin in May

ABS reports continued growth in 2012

US Navy presents 30-year shipbuilding plan to Congress

Port of Antwerpen joins the European Federation of Inland Ports

BMT awarded patent for revolutionary approach for subsea, insulated riser strain measurement

Eco Marine Power and AIMS Global Engineering sign MOU

Bluesea Shipping Lines introduces Superior International Shipping Services from USA to Dar Es Salaam

Fee for technological connection to networks of shore-power electrification is set up at Seaport SPb

IUMI supports effort to establish “ Arctic Marine Best Practice Declaration”

Bunker prices mostly trend down in the Americas on Tuesday

Odfjell buys chemical tanker MT Bow Engineer

Mitsui to paticipate in Laffan Refinery 2 Project

Second line of Nizhne-Svirsky hydrosystem to be built in HI’2016 – Aleksandr Davydenko

Port of Gothenburg Q1 crude oil import up to 5.5 million tonnes

Seadrill increases ownership in Asia Offshore Drilling Limited

Konecranes appoints Timo Leskinen as Senior Vice President

Fire at cargo and passenger ship between Germany and Lithuania extinguished

Höegh LNG executes charter for LNG Libra with Gas Natural

Lloyd's Register finds value in wind power

Kizad announces CAI at Aluminium Middle East 2013

Wrist Group announces 2012 results

Port of Houston approves four new electric cranes for Barbours Cut Container Terminal

U.S. could end net oil imports by 2035

COSCON announces General Rate Increase for all dry cargo on its Transpacific services

Hapag-Lloyd stops calls in Singapore and Laem Chabang on its Pacific Northwest Express service

First day of TransRussia-2013 exhibition (photo report)

COSCON announces reefer GRI for Transpacific trade

Daily icebreaking service covered 4 vessels in the Gulf of Finland

Rosmorport FSUE and port Ghent (Belgium) sign Memorandum of Understanding (photo)

Bunker fuel price in port St. Petersburg down in early 17th week

Port of Seattle Commission seeks to boost trade to benefit inland exporters

Kawasaki Heavy, Mitsui Engineering eye merger talks

Vard inks LoI for eco-friendly PSV with Simon Møkster Shipping

Baltic Dry Index down to 885 points

Bunker price in port Novorossiysk remains stable in early 17th week