News 2013 September 12

Intermodal Europe to introduce innovation in container design and management

Aleksandr Vinokurov has been elected Chairman of Far Eastern Shipping Company BoD

Andrei Dutov chairs BoD of United Shipbuilding Corporation

Afai Shipyard holds cutting ceremony for the first URBAN SPRINTER-series vessel for Brazil

Tanker operator Minerva Marine to stop calling at port Ust-Luga as CEC bans bunkering

UASC and CSCL set to launch new intra-Asia service (IAC1)

Expert predicts high volatility in bunker fuel markets

Bunker prices in port Novorossiysk were steady in late 37th week (graph)

Throughput of port Liepaja (Latvia) down 32.4% to 3.128 mln t in Jan-Aug’13

Rolls-Royce introduces new maritime patrol vessel design

Bunker prices in Far East ports changed in late 37th week (graph)

Navios takes delivery of two Panamax vessels

BAE Systems picks design contractors for Type 26 Global Combat Ships

Wärtsilä selected to supply integrated solution for two eco-friendly Canadian ferries

Throughput of Ukraine’s container ports up 6.8% to 494.87 TEUs in Jan-Aug’13

Andrey Tarasenko takes up position of Director General of FSUE Rosmorport (photo)

Viking Cruises orders more river ships for 2014

CICJS inks a package of bulk carrier design contracts with SDARI

GD's NASSCO secures contract for two product tankers for Seabulk Tankers

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

Marine passenger traffic in port of St. Petersburg should be promoted under common brand, says SPb Vice-Governor (photo)

Pacific Radiance picks ULSTEIN’s design for its PSVs ordered at Chinese yard

Pheranzy Offshore orders two supply vessels from Chinese shipbuilder

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,628 points

Oil price up to $111.5 in London and up to $107.56 in New York

Arctech to present at NEVA 2013 Expo in St. Petersburg, 24-27 Sept.