News 2013 November 6

General Dynamics NASSCO lays keel of third Mobile Landing Platform Ship

Employee of Viking Supply Ships receives Environmental Award

Frédéric Lemoine is appointed Chairman of the Bureau Veritas Board of Directors

Sembcorp Marine 3Q 2013 net profit up 12% to $130 mln

Norwegian Car Carriers ASA extends the current time charter contracts for "NOCC Kattegat"

SITC Manufacturing signes a 10000TEU contract of containers manufacturing

Crowley delivers Lucius Spar to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Damco Indonesia opens new Semarang warehouse

Evergreen Thalassa Hellas makes her maiden call in Zeebrugge

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on cargo to/from the Canaries

Throughput of Evraz NCSP up 7% to over 6.1 mln t in Jan-Oct’13

BMT provides support for the Port of Liverpool’s new L2 £300m container terminal construction project

STX launches SCF Melampus, gas carrier built for Sovcomflot (photo)

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on cargo from North Europe to South Africa

Hapag-Lloyd will add a Port Said westbound call on Far East Trade – Europe - Asia Loop 7

Freeport of Riga Board stipulates 100-pct rebate in regards of shifting

Vanino Port to take RUB 4.8 bln loan from VTB

Kalmar completes the relocation of five ship-to-shore cranes for Transnet's Durban Container Terminal

Tugboat RB-400 built by Pella shipyard arrives at Murmansk (photo)

Hapag-Lloyd to adjust its North East Asia to Australia capacity

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,600 points

Oil price down to $105.34 in London and down to $93.42 in New York

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on cargo from Adriatic/West Med. to South Africa & Mozambique

Intermodal Europe 2013 round up

Bunker market of port St. Petersburg saw slight decline of prices in early 45th week (graph)

MCC Transport implements Winter Surcharge (WSC) for imports to Far East Russia