News 2013 November 5

Aboriginal groups announce the creation of the Coastal Aboriginal Shipbuilding Alliance (CASA) in Vancouver

Oil exports via CPC up 8.3% to 27.2 mln t in Jan-Oct’13

Tall ship Mir returns to Saint-Petersburg (photo)

DryShips inc. reports financial and operating results for the third quarter 2013

Rickmers bond increased by 50 million Euros

Throughput of Port Vysotsky up 58% to over 4 mln t in Jan-Oct’13

Aker Arctic signs an agreement with Navis Engineering on the development of Dynamic Position systems for ice conditions

Otto Marine Shipping arm go marine disposed off a vessel for US$25 million

Design service life of Arktika icebreaker is 60 years with extension possibility, Atomflot Director says

Icebreakers Taimyr and Vaigach will be decommissioned in 2017-2019, Atomflot says

Atomflot announces tender for construction of two serial nuclear icebreakers

Temasek appoints Mr Cheng Wai Keung as Deputy Chairman

Bunker prices in Far East ports down in early 45th week (graph)

Aleksey Kadilov to head Baltiysky Zavod from November 6, 2013 (updated)

ULSTEIN designed 'Aegir' wins KVNR Shipping Award

Baltiysky Zavod lays down multipurpose icebreaker Arktika

The original 1971 Oil Pollution Compensation Fund will now be wound up

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO up to RUB 10,559 in RF spot market

ZPMC delivers pipelay vessel to CNPC

Nevsky Shipyard and RF Ministry of Defence sign contract for construction of 9,000-dwt fleet attendance tanker

COSCO Container Lines announces GRI for Central America trade

NYK Group invests in Yang Ming's Kaohsiung Terminal

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on cargo for the Australia and New Zealand Southbound trade

Hapag-Lloyd cancels call of Rio Grande on Brazil-La Plata Express (BLX) Service – Southbound

New service between Gdansk and Marocco

SOCAR exports 1.5 mln t of crude from port Novorossiysk in Jan-Oct’13

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,525 points

LNG terminal in Klaipeda to be launched in late 2014, Lithuanian President says

Yamal LNG and Gas Natural Fenosa sign long-term LNG supply contract

Oil price up to $106.23 in London and up to $94.62 in New York