News 2013 July 9

CNOOC ranks 93 in Fortune Global 500

Bunker market of port Novorossiysk saw mixed price movements in early 28th week (graph)

Bunker prices in Far East ports up in early 28th week (graph)

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,115 points

Throughput of Russian seaports up 4.7% to 284.1 mln t in HI’13

Fire on fore section of MOL Comfort damages cargo

Hapag-Lloyd informs about a void sailing on the Asia Black Sea Express service

Export of Russian oil cargoes up 11% to 165 mln t in HI’13 – expert

VSC handles Maersk’s new Triple-E huge boxship (photo release)

Navios Acquisition announces delivery of one MR2 product tanker and one-year charter extension for a chemical tanker

Port of Liepaja six-month cargo volume drops 29.1% to 2.49m tonnes

Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) down 7.4% to 17.4 mln t in HI’13

Cargo volume of Vladivostok Fishing Port grows 14.5% in H1 2013

MOL announces organizational changes for the Transpacific trade

Boskalis subsidiary Dockwise secures USD 175 million new contracts including a Vanguard FPSO contract

Port of Long Beach appoints Michael Gold Director of Communications

Hapag-Lloyd informs about a void sailing on the Europe – Asia Loop M service

European Commission issues proposals to establish internal market for shipping

MOL to start test operation of NOx-reducing SCR system

Finland’s Hamina-Kotka half-year throughput rises 3.5% to 7.37m tonnes

Vladimir Putin ordered to revise order, costs and deadline for registration of small-size vessels

Houston bunker prices continue to rise

Ben van Beurden to be next Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell

AOA and partners to hold media briefing before July CCAMLR meeting in Germany

Teekay Tankers Ltd. reports Q1 2013 results

MOL bulker rescues sailors from disabled boat

Bergen Group Fosen shipyard delivers first cruise ferry to Fjord Line