News 2013 July 5

Konecranes to publish its January-June 2013 Interim Report on July 24, 2013

Pier T off-ramp at the Port of Long Beach to close for new bridge construction

Vale contracts a US$ 2 billion revolving credit facility

Coal transshipment via Baltic Coal Terminal (Latvia) down 11.3% to 2.35 mln t in HI’13

COSCO Container Lines announces Bunker Adjustment Factor for both East and West Bound shipments in Far East & Indian sub-continent to Europe & Mediterranean

MacGregor crane technology employed for unique cruise experience

National Shipping Chamber initiates introduction of ship utilization grants in Russia

COSCO Container Lines announces Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF) for both East and West Bound shipments in Far East & Indian sub-continent to North West Europe & Mediterranean

China Navigation orders MacGregor electric cranes and hatch covers for four new vessels

COSCO Container Lines announces Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) for both North and South Bound shipments for Northwest Europe & Mediterranean to South America East Coast

Throughput of Klaipėda Port and Būtingės terminal up 2.3% to 21.6 mln t in HI’13

COSCO Container Lines announces an Emergency Bunker Surcharge adjustment for both East and West Bound shipments in Far East to North West Europe & Mediterranean

Evergreen adds service options on Asia - Australia trade

COSCO Container Lines announces a THC adjustment from/to Mundra, India on Far East/Indian Sub-continent trade

Port of Duisburg and Port of Antwerp further strengthen cooperation

Throughput of port Ventspils (Latvia) down 5.8% to 16.3 mln t in HI’13

COSCO Container Lines announces Rate Restoration from Far East to Indian Sub-continent trade

Congratulations on the Day of Marine and River Fleet Employee!

NYK conducts crisis-response drill

Control and clearance of cargo at Ukrainian ports will be simplified

Development of Russian ports hindered by stevedore’s reluctance to transfer land for checkpoints – Igor Levitin

Hapag-Lloyd informs about the current status of Europe - Asia Service Loop 1

Construction of port Bronka is a priority project – Rosmorrechflot

Canon Europe to consolidate warehouse operations in Rotterdam

Interporto Bologna first Italian terminal to join InlandLinks

Rosmorrechflot set to ensure 300-mln tonne increase of Russian ports capacity by 2018

Vostochny Port (Primorsk Territory) loaded 9 mln tonnes of coal from year beginning (photo)

Rotterdam - Singapore IFO380 spread narrows from $20 to $2

Throughput of Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port up 20.1% to 2.2 mln t in HI’13

Gaussin wins record 100-unit Turkish deal for all-electric terminal vehicles

RS intensifies cooperation with Russian Navy (photo)

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

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,103 points