News 2013 October 7

Gazpromneft Lubricants commences bunkering with marine oils from Primorsk port berth

IMO head expresses deep sympathy over Lampedusa tragedy

Van Oord contracts Damen for DP2 cable-laying vessel for offshore wind farm construction

DryShips announces launching of atm equity offering

Epic Pantheon international gas shipping ltd. orders two gas carriers

Throughput of Klaipeda port (Lithuania) down 3% to 25.1 mln t Jan-Sep’13

Rosneft President asks RF Prime Minister to put development of bunkering activities into hands of VIS

Hapag-Lloyd informs about void sailings on Far East Trade – Europe - Asia services 1, 4, 6, 7 and EUM

Arctic Sunrise can sink in Murmansk, Greenpeace says (photo)

Rolls-Royce powers world's first gas-powered tug

Konecranes gets an order for container handling cranes for use in waste handling

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on services between North Europe & Med. and SAWC, Central America & Venezuela

OOCL christens eighth 13,208 TEU mega vessel

BMT delivers study for Royal Australian Navy

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO down to RUB 11,889 in RF spot market

Maritime Cyprus 2013 Conference kicks off in Limassol

Russian Association of Bunker Suppliers litigates the ban on off-harbour bunkering

APL names newest container vessel at the Port of Los Angeles

Freightliner starts services out of DP World London Gateway

Coal transshipment via Baltic Coal Terminal (Latvia) down 18.2% to 3.19 mln t Jan-Sep’13

Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries launches world’s first LNG carrier built on-ground

Expansion of Russia’s southern seaports to improve their competitiveness, Victor Olersky says (photo)

G6 Alliance announces Asia-Europe schedule update

Throughput of port Arkhangelsk down 2.1% to 4.27 mln t in Jan-Sep’13

Baltic Dry Index up to 2,084 points

Oil price up to $109.46 in London and up to $103.84 in New York

Throughput of EVRAZ NCSP up 7% to 5.5 mln t in Jan-Sep’13