News 2013 May 7

Farstad Shipping awarded a four-year charter for PSV Far Star

Singapore's Triyards introduce new HPHT jack-up design

Panalpina shifts to profit in first quarter

Bunker fuel prices in port St. Petersburg up in early 19th week

Bintulu Port expects higher revenue on improved cargo throughput

Sabah Ports to invest RM229mil

Bunker prices in port Novorossiysk changed in early 19th week

Vice President Kallas in talks with IMO Secretary General – focus on ship safety and reducing emissions

Petrobras enters charter contract for PSV ‘Siem Carrier’

Asle Solheim appointed new CEO in Bergen Group

Throughput of Port Vysotsky LLC up 78.4% to 1.46 mln t in Jan-Apr’13

Review of cargo handling in Klaipėda seaport, Būtingės terminal and other Eastern Coast Baltic seaports

Boskalis wins offshore Philippines contract

Technip awarded subsea contract for the Gullfaks field in Norway

Hong Kong port strike is over

MOL announce launch of Asia - Mexico Express Service

Smelt harvesting at Neva (St. Petersburg) to last till May 15 (photo)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to collaborate with Chengxi Shipyard (Xinrong) of China in retrofitting work of ballast water treatment systems

Hyundai Heavy develops mini welding robot for shipbuilding

ZIM adds Norfolk to its service

COSCON, Hanjin Shipping and Yang Ming to jointly launch Russia - Finland service

COSCO Container Lines announces FAF for Far East to Middle East trade

Zelenodolsk shipyard (Tatarstan) lays down sixth boat of 21980 project

MAN D&T inks engines maintenance agreement with German shipowner

Terminals at Port of Long Beach are closed due to job action

Mediterranean Shipping Company announces PSS on cargo from Asia to the Mediterranean and Black Sea

Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on cargo from the Far East to Australia

GE unveils VF-AFE system improving efficiency of ship propulsion

Checkpoint station within first phase of Novatek–Ust-Luga terminal obtains approval

Mediterranean Shipping Company announces CGS for the port of Beira, MZ

Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on cargo from Europe southbound to Australia & NZ

Leading container lines reinitiate piracy meetings to keep focus on piracy

Panama Canal losing out to Suez

Throughput of Port of Helsinki down 5% to 3.2 mln t in Jan-Apr’13

Bunker prices in Far East ports changed in early 19th week

Bunker prices open the week with gains in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific

Novorossiysk Port exports 570,494 tonnes of crude oil from Azerbaijan in Jan-Apr’13

Vitaly Arkhangelsky, founder of Oslo Marine Group, put on Interpol's wanted list

Transit navigation starts at Volga-Baltic Waterway