News 2013 July 10

Solstad Green Operations campaign winner (Q2 – 2013). Normand Pacific still holds top position

Okskaya Sudoverf launches VF Tanker-21, eleventh serial tanker of Project RST27

COSCO announces four shipbuilding contracts become effective

Africa’s largest gas power plant, supplied by Wärtsilä, to be inaugurated today

ICAO, IMO and WCO chiefs strengthen ties in promoting global supply chain security

Container throughput of Odessa Commercial Sea Port (Ukraine) up 13.2% to 244.22 TEUs in HI’13

COSCO secures contracts for one stinger barge and o ne oil tanker

Aker Solutions to deliver drilling equipment package for a new rig in Azerbaijan

Throughput of Yuzhny port (Ukraine) up 3.7% to 11.53 mln t in HI’13

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

Hapag-Lloyd informs about the terminal change on Gulf Atlantic Express effective August 2013

Emirates Shipping Line launches Central China India Service

SBU sold its share in Commercial Seaport Lavna LLC

8th European Conference on Inland Terminals jointly hosted by Port of Liege, Port of Antwerp and Port of Rotterdam

Hapag-Lloyd to revise the rotation of the WSX service effective July 2013

COSCO Container Lines announces General Rate Increase for Far East to South America & Mexico trade

RS stand - the best exposition of IMDS 2013

Throughput of EVRAZ NCSP up 2% to over 3.55 mln t in HI’13

Tender to be announced soon by Russian Railways for design and survey work to create rail freight corridor to Vienna via Slovakia

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,120 points

Development of logistics center in Odessa port might be interesting for concessionaires

Oil price up to $107.8 in London and up to $103.5 in New York

S. Korea set to participate in construction of LNG terminal in Odessa (Ukraine)

Bunker prices in port St. Petersburg up in early 28th week (graph)

Rosmorport announces tender for dredging of Southern approach canal in Ust-Luga