News 2013 June 10

New products and conference topics for Intermodal Europe 2013

Vienna to host O&G Supply Chain Management 2013, Oct. 16-18

Kapitan Dranitsyn icebreaker took part in searching of "the sunk vessel injured crewmembers" (photo)

Keppel DHCS secures new contracts at Mediapolis and Changi Business Park

Mediterranean Shipping Company announces amendment to the GRI on cargo from the Far East to West Africa

First woman appointed to lead Port of Gdansk

FESCO adds port Izmir to its Black Sea Shuttle service

Diana Containerships announces direct continuation of time charter agreement for m/v Centaurus with CMA CGM

Fleming Europe’s annual LNG forum to be held Nov 7, Rotterdam

Marks & Spencer announces plans for major new distribution centre at DP World London Gateway

L &T Construction secures `6700 Cr Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Project

Throughput of Commercial Sea Port Yuzhny (Ukraine) up 10.2% to 9.98 mln t Jan-May’13

Pacific Basin to purchase 10 vessels through exercising purchase options

Throughput of port Vysotsk up 28.2% to 6.6 mln t Jan-May’13

Mediterranean Shipping Company announces GRI on cargo from Asia to the Mediterranean

Nordic American Tankers Limited cancels the purchase of a suezmax tanker

Wärtsilä X40 engine successfully passes Type Approval Test milestone

Throughput of Big Port St. Petersburg down 1.7% to 22.1 mln t Jan-May’13

ABB wins prestigious “red dot award” for Azipod® marine propulsion system part

Throughput of Russian seaports up 5% to 235.7 mln t Jan-May’13

State Commission accepts tugboat RB-392 built by Pella shipyard (photo)

Dr. Khaled Almazroui named CEO of Abu Dhabi Ship Building

Nuclear icebreaker Yamal reached North Pole-40 polar station

DNVPS: Big increase in bunker alerts since ECA introduction

Moscow River Shipping Company takes delivery of Yuly Makarenkov, third tanker of Project RST25

Russia’s St. Petersburg to host Baltic Sea Freight Market & Ports conference, Sept. 23-24

Houston IFO380 prices end the week lower

Viking Supply Ships mulls over new unsecured bond issue

Chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World holds discussions with Group CEO of DNV

Throughput of Sea Commercial Port of Illichivsk (Ukraine) down 1.4% to 5.85 mln t Jan-May’13

Long Beach Harbor Commissioners name chief harbor engineer as interim executive director

Throughput of Vostochny Port down 2.4% to 7.47 mln t Jan-May’13

Throughput of EVRAZ NMTP up 4% to over 3 mln t Jan-May’13

COSCON launch 5 customer service enhancement targets

RF President signs amendments into State Border Law

Baltic Dry Index up to 812 points

Oil price up to $104.56 in London and up to $96.03 in New York