News 2013 June 3

Bureau Veritas slashes MLC (Maritime Labour Convention) compliance time

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO up to RUB 9,97 in RF spot market

COSCO Container Lines announces Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) for Europe & Mediterranean trade

Varandey terminal posts 2012 net profit of RUB 1.8 bln (-23.2%, y-o-y)

DNV wants increased focus on plastic degradation in the ocean

Latvian Shipping Company reports the First Quarterly profit since 2008

Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions signes co-operation agreement with Roccheggiani

COSCO Container Lines announces Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF) for Europe & Mediterranean trade

General Dynamics NASSCO to сonstruct four product tankers for American Petroleum Tankers

IMO Symposium on the Future of Ship Safety to be held 10 and 11 June 2013

Drydocks World and Maritime World to showcase latest projects and services at Nor-Shipping 2013

Rosmorport announces tender on shaping Ust-Luga port’s water areas for RUB 229 mln

COSCO Container Lines announces Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) for Europe South America trade

Maritime Safety Committee meets 12 to 21 June

Rosterminalugol ups unloading of coal wagons by 6.4% to 20,065 units in May’13

The Port of Gothenburg plans to present the Railport Scandinavia system at Transport Logistics in Munich

COSCO Container Lines announces Emergency Bunker Surcharge (EBS) for Europe & Mediterranean trade

Dmitry Yermakov takes post of Yantar Shipyard’s Acting Director General

ADPC outline port plans at ‘Al Gharbia Development Forum’

Throughput of First Container Terminal (St. Petersburg) up 6.8% to 92,150 TEUs in May’13

DNV urges increased safety focus in shipping

BMT brings superyacht expertise to Asia Pacific

Oil product export via RPK-Vysotsk-LUKOIL-II up 13.3% to 4.67 mln t in Jan-May’13

BC Ferries could switch to LNG

Joint-venture of iron ore terminal at Port of Dongjiakou in Qingdao

Temporary shutdown of Nord Stream lines for routine maintenance works

Irina Babyuk chairs BoD of Marine Façade (St. Petersburg)

Hapag-Lloyd informs about a void sailing on Far East Trade – Europe - Asia Loop 6

CSL’s 3rd Trillium class laker sets out on her maiden voyage

SOCAR builds new trestle platform

Hapag-Lloyd introduces a Lisbon call on the Med Pacific Service

Essar Ports wins bid for development of three iron ore berths at Visakhapatnam port on BOT basis for 30 years

ZIM revises Asia-Europe service

NYK car carrier rescues five fishermen adrift in the Western Pacific

Ventspils Nafta Group posts Q1’13 net profit of LVL 5 mln

Baltic Dry Index down to 809 points

Keppel delivers first KFELS Super A Class rig for harsh environments