News 2013 October 18

Nevsky Shipyard launches Neva-Leader 7, seventh dry cargo carrier of project RSD49 for NWS

China Navigation confirms order for 4 eco handysize bulkcarriers at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding

NADL сompletes placement of NOK 1,500 million unsecured bond issue

Antwerp port strengthens its position as a major container port

Hapag-Lloyd cancels the Rotterdam calls on its Atlantic Express Service

Hapag-Lloyd cancels the Rotterdam call on PAX service

Boskalis completes sale of Dockwise Yacht Transport activities

Cosco Corporation secures contract valued over RMB3 25 million for one 30,000 dwt cargo and training ship

Throughput of Tuapse Commercial Seaport down 29% to 8.8 mln t Jan-Sep’13

Transit navigation at Volga-Baltic Waterway to end on November 15, 2013

Cosco Corporation secures contract valued over USD1 80 million for one jackup drilling rig

RF state border checkpoint opened in Pevek seaport

COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard delivers Livestock Carrier to its Europan buyer

MHI develops electro-assist MET turbocharger

Stena Polaris approaching her destination in South Korea

Container throughput of Commercial Port of Vladivostok up 9% to 40.93 TEUs in Sep’13

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces GRI on cargo from East Med & Black Sea to Middle East and East Africa

Fifth boat of 21980 project built by Zelenodolsk shipyard completes official tests

Tugboat RB-399 built by Pella shipyard arrives at Murmansk (photo)

Transneft shares Summa’s confidence in perfect prospects of NCSP Group, Summa President says

Ust-Luga container terminal completes loading of gantry cranes (photo)

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces GRI on the Panda and Wallaby services from the Far East to Australia

BOURBON sells 3 vessels for US$ 38 million

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,960 points

Oil price down to $109.11 in London and down to $100.67 in New York

First LNG-powered icebreaker to be built in Finland