News 2013 June 4

VARD introduces a new system for ship design

Antwerp Port Authority’s calls for tender now only in electronic form

70% of Boskalis shareholders elects stock dividend

Container throughput of Transiidikeskuse terminal (Estonia) up 8% to 105,100 TEUs Jan-May’13

Incheon Port Authority pay visit to Khalifa Port and Kizad

VARD introducing SeaQ SeaQ Flexible Solutions

Baltic Regatta “Ust-Luga Cup 2013” fleet will sail into Ust-Luga seaport on June 13

Gullfaks and Oseberg Area Unit acquire two new category J jack-up rigs

Russian Railways' network loads 105.6m tons in May 2013

Agreement signed to promote sailing in Saint Petersburg

Technip awarded contract for the Karbala refinery in Iraq

Maersk Line invites Saudi customers to visit the Nedlloyd Mercator on the ME2 service’s first port call in Jebel Ali

DP World signs carbon emissions partnership

Vessel ‘Seven Viking’ announced ‘Ship of the Year 2013’

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

ABB secures contract for enhanced reliability drillship

Throughput of Tallinn port down 8.9% to 12.6 mln t Jan-May’13

Ichthys LNG project secures new shipping vessels

Safe Bulkers announces Public Offering and Concurrent Private Placement of Series

Rolls-Royce wins important order with Italian cruise ship builder Fincantieri

Throughput of Port Vysotsky LLC up 86.8% to 1.9 mln t Jan-May’13

CPC terminal handles 13.1 mln t of export oil Jan-May’13 (up 4.4%, y-o-y)

COSCO delivers two tender rigs to Seadrill

Keppel O&M to build semisubmersible worth about US$800 million for Azerbaijan

Rolls-Royce to partner Balearia in LNG conversion project for high-speed ferries

ZNT Yard launches Buran, second buoy laying vessel of BLV02 project

APM Terminals inland services expands in India

Boskalis and VolkerWessels combine forces in cable installation field

V.F.Tanker takes delivery of eighteenth RST27 project tanker (photo)

Port of Los Angeles to develop Energy Management Action Plan

Passenger traffic on Russian Railways' network increases 4.8% y-on-y in May 2013

Bureau Veritas supports World Environment Day 2013

Nikolai Kovalev appointed Director of Rosmorport’s Astrakhan branch

Tallink Grupp's passenger turnover down 13% in April'13

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on cargo from North Europe to South Africa

A new business partner for the port of Gdansk

Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on cargo for the Canary Islands South and Northbound trades

Oil price up to $102.06 in London and up to $93.45 in New York

RF Government approves activity plan for Far East development (document)

Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on cargo from the Adriatic and West Med. to South Africa

Baltic Dry Index down to 806 points

Rolls-Royce congratulates Island Offshore on the delivery of the offshore vessel Island Crown