News 2013 September 3

Yuzhny port cargo volume up 6.8% to 28.18 million tonnes in Jan-Aug, 2013

V.F. Tanker takes delivery of 11th RST27 tanker from Okskaya Shipyard (photo release)

Cargotec taps Declan Guerin as CFO for MacGregor

Port of Novorossiysk bunker prices open Week 36 lower (graph)

Eight-month crude exports via CPC terminal grow 6.9% to 21.6 million tonnes

Coal exports via Port Vysotsky soar 74% to 3.15 million tonnes in Jan-Aug 2013

Ballard Pacific chooses Port of Savannah for East Coast distribution

Eight-month box traffic at Transiidikeskuse rises 9% to 167,33 TEUs

ITOPF to host seminar on safe operations in the Arctic, Sept 26, St.Petersburg

Konecranes secures repeat RTG order from CSX Intermodal Terminals

Bunker prices in Far Eastern ports open Week 36 flat (graph)

Laky Verf launches 14M patrol boat Nikolai Nikiforov

Sabetta port project gets positive EIA

VARD secures contract for one PSV to be built in Vietnam

Van Oord to present its stand at World Port Days 2013

Hyundai Heavy secures contracts for ultra-large boxships from UASC

Release of MOL COMFORT casualty investigation findings delayed

FESCO expands its fleet with M/V Malachite

DNV to class ultra large container ships

Viking Offshore, Marine Ltd acquire share in Marshal offshore and Marine Engrg

Krasnoye Sormovo launches 19900 series tanker for Turkmenistan

ISR Trans acquires fuel oil terminal of KurganNefteProdukt for RUB 1.6bn

Funding of Volga-Don Canal expansion project possible after 2020, Transportation Minister says