News 2013 May 14

Ports America to operate Port of LA cruise terminal

Bunker prices in port Novorossiysk down in early 20th week

Europe's Atlantic Action Plan unveiled

Throughput of Big Port St. Petersburg down 2% to 17.4 mln t in Jan-Apr’13

Rotterdam expands intermodal container service

Mitsui & Co participates in Jirau run-of-the river hydropower project in Brazil

Throughput of port Vanino up 15.4% to 7.4 mln t in Jan-Apr’13

Cargotec receives EUR 37 million order for MacGregor offshore cranes from Hornbeck Offshore Services

Throughput of port Vostochny up 19.9% to 15.8 mln t in Jan-Apr’13

Net loss of Northern Shipping Company (Arkhangelsk) down 20% to RUB 121.2 mln

Western Marine Shipyard to build container ship for Bancan Shipping

Throughput of Russian seaports up 6% to 186.3 mln t in Jan-Apr’13

VARD enters PSV contract with Simon Møkster Rederi

Houston retains top spot in container trade with Brazil

Unifeeder announces new and improved Baltic Sea services

Port of Gothenburg kicks off summer season boat tours around the port

Golden Ocean acquires the Capesize bulk carrier

Lomar acquires four container vessels and three chemical tankers

New Hapag-Lloyd cruise ship christened

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG container throughput up by 5.0 % to 1.8 million TEU in Q1 2013

Throughput of Chinese ports up 9.4% to 3.38 bln tones in Jan-Apr’13

Sovcomflot supports creation of shipbuilding complex in Bolshoi Kamen Bay

First gas carrier calls on port Ust-Luga for test mooring at Sibur terminal (photo report)

Progress made on proposed $10bn Texas LNG export terminal

EVRAZ NCSP acquires 2 Liebherr loaders for RUB 12 mln (photo)

The week starts with falling bunker prices in key ports

Bunker price in Far East ports up in early 20th week

Clarkson PLC forecasts challenging market conditions

Aker Solutions receives contract award notification from Husky

Ulstein delivers the fourth PX121 PSV to Blue Ship Invest

Baltic Dry Index down to 879 points