News 2013 September 17

Farstad Shipping ASA announces charter agreements

Rolls-Royce T56 engine enhancement receives FAA Type Certificate

Nordea and Pohjola bank provide EUR 80.2-mln credit for development of Riga port at Krievu island

CNOOC signs PSC with Smart Oil

ZIM Rotterdam calls in London Gateway Terminal

Dubai Maritime City and Shell sign MoU to explore future business opportunities in alternative energy

Gulftainer Appoints Group COO

FSL Trust issues demand for redelivery of dry bulk carriers

Port of Antwerp and EXMAR announce strategic alliance for LNG bunkering in Antwerp

Wärtsilä to supply propulsion solutions for four Chinese Government vessels

VP Biden visits Port of Savannah, backs port expansion projects

ORTEKS wins auction on purchase of SASCO’s 25.5-pct share for RUB 405.77 mln

Northern Fleet ships complete unloading of oversize cargo to Kotelny island (photo)

Seaspan announces plan to repurchase up to $25 million of its 9.5% series C preferred shares

Throughput of Chinese ports up 10.7% to 7 bln t in Jan-Aug’13

Bunker prices in Far East ports up in early 38th week (graph)

Port of Los Angeles container traffic edges up 0.42% in August

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation announces closing of approximately $100.0 million of gross proceeds

Throughput of EVRAZ NCSP exceeds 5 mln t from year beginning (photo)

Port of Antwerp wins award for India focus

Hydroid awarded $36m contract for unmanned undewater vehicles

Exclusive Lloyd’s List white paper for Intermodal Europe visitors

L&T Construction wins orders worth ` 1793 Crs

Sergey Sedov takes post of RS Director General (photo)

Matson takes responsibility for Honolulu Harbor molasses spill

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,651 points

Oil price down to $110.07 in London and down to $106.59 in New York

Cargo traffic at Ukraine’s international transport corridors up 2% to 134 mln t in Jan-Aug’13

Cargo traffic at Volga-Baltic Waterway to exceed 22 mln t in 2013