News 2013 June 26

Port Vysotsky set to increase coal throughput by 1.5 times by year end

BMT appoints flood modelling expert in London

The Dubai Council for Marine & Maritime Industries holds membership meeting

Damen introduces Arctic Modular Towing Supply Vessel concept

IMO Secretary-General welcomes adoption of new west and central Africa piracy and maritime law enforcement code by Heads of State

Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex boost to Johor ports

MCC stops service to/from Sibu, Malaysia

Odfjell Terminals forms new joint venture agreement in China

Jebel Ali adds new capacity

United Waalhaven Terminals to build new quay at the Port of Rotterdam

Students to do internship on Rosmorport icebreakers

Russia has huge potential for container shipping development – Gulftainer

St. Petersburg hosts Russian Dragon Open 2013, Jun 25-30

Seabourn Odyssey visited Odessa (photo)

Total boosts ownership stake in NOVATEK to 16 percent

Russian stevedores are not in critical need of PSEZ – Association of Commercial Sea Ports

Stern portion of first Mistral helicopter carrier launched at Baltiysky Zavod (St. Petersburg)

Project of Murmansk PSEZ retarded because of Shtokman – regional authorities

CIMC Raffles starts building of jack-up drilling rig for Sinopec

Russian ports can improve competitiveness with expansion of port facilities – Rosmorport

Hapag-Lloyd informs about change in the Gulf Mexico Express Service

Baltic Dry Index up to 1090 points

Oil price up to $101.26 in London and up to $95.32 in New York

Bunker fuel prices in port St. Petersburg down in early 26th week (graph)

Bunker prices in port Novorossiysk steady in early 26th week (graph)

Hapag-Lloyd informs about the status of Europe - Asia Loop 6

Bunker market of Far East ports saw mixed price movements in early 26th week (graph)

Tugboat RB-404 (Pella Shipyard, Leningrad region) successfully passed mooring and sea trials

Throughput of port Klaipeda (Lithuania) to climb 5% to 38 mln t in 2013 – expert

Damen delivers first-ever purpose-built offshore chasers