News 2013 May 15

US shipbuilder NNS receives environmental awards

Chinese ship agency Sino-Global reports third quarter 2013 financial results

Tenth tanker of project RST27, Konstruktor Zhivotovsky, is put into operation

INTTRA & APL expand business relationship

Damen Shiprepair Brest serviced 50 vessels in first year of operation

Novoship posts QI net profit of RUB 90 mln against loss in QI’12

Ezion received a letter of intent with a contract value of approximately USD 80.3 million over a 4 year period to provide a service rig to support an Asian based national oil company

New EC ports regulation proposal to emerge next week

PPG Industries introduces new hull anti-fouling coating

Subsea 7 wins GofM Pemex contract

Samskip Multimodal expands shortsea services to Hull, UK

Statoil awarded 6 licences offshore Brazil

Container throughput of Neva-Metal up 7.1% to over 18,000 TEUs in Jan-Apr’13

Conrad Industries reports Q1 2013 results

Tidewater to acquire Troms Offshore Supply

CMA CGM to launch new joint services, to reshuffle its Asia-SAEC services

United States Coast Guard issues guidance for MARPOL Annex VI IEE Certificate Implementation

Viking Offshore & Marine sold its subsidiary CSL

Evergreen named best Trans-Pacific shipping line

Transoil launches new route to Ust-Luga terminal

Marinette Marine Corporation to build two additional LCS

Gazprom net profit down 34% to RUB 191.38 bln in QI'13

Island Offshore secures contract extension for PSV Island Endeavour

Statoil awarded 6 licences offshore Brazil

German Oldendorff declares option for two more bulkers from Samjin Weihai

Throughput of Vostochny Port was steady y-o-y at 5.62 mln t in Jan-Apr’13

Jaya Holdings reports net profit of US$4.0 million for the third quarter ended 31 March 2013

Noble secures contract award for new jack-up rig in UK

Russia terminates agreement on Azerbaijan oil transit via Novorossiysk

MSC announces surcharge on cargo from Asia to Europe

Breakbulk Europe 2013 starts in Antwerp

Expansion at Houston Ship Channel

OOCL announces rate increases on Asia-New Zealand services

MAN's G-type engine successfully passes test at HHI-EMD

Bunker prices continue to fall on Tuesday

Baltic Dry Index down to 872 points

Throughput of port Yuzhny (Ukraine) up 14.3% to 8.46 mln t in Jan-Apr’13

Net profit of Murmansk Commercial Seaport up almost 4-fold to RUB 300 mln in QI'13

Moscow Shipyard launches lead personnel workboat of project 21770 Katran (photo)

Samskip Multimodal expands shortsea services to Hull, UK

Throughput of port Primorsk down 11.6% to 23.3 mln t in Jan-Apr’13

Bunker fuel prices in port St. Petersburg down in early 20th week

Throughput of port Vysotsk up 22.8% to 5 mln t in Jan-Apr’13

Anchorage of third storage tanker starts near Kronshtadt (port Saint-Petersburg)