News 2013 September 26

APM Terminals ’ observes 7th Global Safety Day

IMO marks the 36th celebration of World Maritime Day

Lotos Shipyard (Astrakhan) launches M/V Anatoly Sidenko, second dry cargo carrier of project RSD49 (photo)

U.S. Coast Guard exercises option to acquire six more FRCs

Bunker prices in Far East ports changed in late 39th week (graph)

RTL accepts 1,000th ferry (photo)

Alaska Longline and ASD to christen first large fishing vessel built in Alaska

Emirates Shipping Line announces General Rate Increase on its East Africa service

Vroon takes delivery of first next-generation livestok carrier from Cosco

NSR is not a rival for Suez Canal but a new transport corridor – RF Deputy Transport Minister

ABS gets $25m contract for Navy's vessel classification services

Scania to unveil its 16-liter V8 EPA Tier 3 engine at IWS

State budget may resume partial subsidizing of interest rates on credits in 2013, RF Transport Ministry

Construction of seaport Sabetta is progressing on schedule – Victor Olersky (photo)

Private investments into Yamal LNG have exceeded RUB 60 bln, Vladimir Putin says

The Japanese regulation requires Ocean Carriers and Forwarder/NVOCC to lodge the manifest 24 hours prior to loading of the cargo

Noble announces spinoff plan to create two seperate drilling companies

USC’s backlog of orders to surge by almost 40% to RUB 335.9 bln in 2013

EC creates European Sustainable Shipping Forum as response to challenges sulphur directive

Statoil announces significant oil discovery offshore Canada

German Cruis Guide names Seattle “Port of the Year”

Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers held naming ceremony for new shuttle tanker

Maersk Drilling orders new ultra harsh jack-up backed by BP contract

Victor Ishaev appointed as Rosneft Vice-President

Baltic Dry Index up to 2,127 points

Oil price up to $108.32 in London and down to $102.66 in New York