News 2013 July 3

Throughput of Tallinna Sadam (Estonia) down 6% to 14.3 mln t in HI’13

Kalmar announces the launch of the DCF50-90 forklift truck

RS set up authority to organize technical observation of marine O&G facilities

Keppel FELS secures order for jackup rig worth about US$210 million

COSCON wins medals in China Freight Industry Awards

Wärtsilä to supply combined inert gas generator and combustion unit for two new Teekay LNG carriers

Vnesheconombank and United Shipbuilding Corporation ink agreement on strategic cooperation

Aker Solutions to deliver drilling equipment package for Mariner platform

Wärtsilä’s propulsion control panel design wins prestigious Red Dot award

RF Duma passed in II reading bill differentiating powers of port administrations and harbour masters

New PSV ‘World Diamond’ delivered to World Wide Supply

Aircraft carrier project still pending, USC says

Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport secured orders for $34 bln

Wärtsilä and CEVA Logistics receive Lean & Green Star Award for significant reductions in emissions

United Shipbuilding Corporation presents Amur submarines, frigates and corvettes at IMDS-2013

Saipem drilling rig sinks offshore Angola

RICKMERS CHENNAI was named by Dr Christine Winter in a ceremony in Hamburg

MOL starts new sailing rig onshore demonstration test

SASCO China Line announces decrease of basic liner tariff for shipments to Vostochny

Australia puts into force modern navigation laws

Container throughput of Transiidikeskuse terminal (Estonia) up 10% to 1.3 mln t in HI’13

Yamal icebreaker sets off for Northern Sea Route

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announces newbuilding agreements for LPG Tankers

Throughput of Helsinki port down 6% to 4.8 mln t in HI’13

Bunker prices in port St. Petersburg up in early 27th week (graph)

MOL Liner announces organizational changes and senior appointments in Liner headquarters and other regions

Hapag-Lloyd informs about the new port rotation on New Zealand Loop A-2

Bunker prices in port Novorossiysk slightly down in early 27th week (graph)

First Brazilian export biodiesel shipped to Rotterdam

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,170 points

Nevsky Shipyard launches Neva-Leader 5, dry cargo carrier of project RSD49 (photo)

Oil price up to $104 in London and up to $99.6 in New York