News 2013 November 27

IMO Awards for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2013 go to American rescuers and a Chinese seafarer

RF Federal Antimonopoly Service initiates proceedings against “ocean cartel agreement”

Wärtsilä displays portfolio of fuel flexibility, efficiency and environmental solutions for the merchant and offshore markets at Marintec China 2013

Bureau Veritas issues first SEMS certificate within offshore oil & gas industry

MacGregor gets a new subsea crane contract from Canada

Princess Astrid launches the port of Antwerp’s ‘India Natie’ platform

Navig8 announces 2 further shipbuilding contracts for 2 ECO LR2 tankers at Guangzhou Shipyard

Hapag-Lloyd to implement voyage cancellations on its China East Coast Express (CEC Service) & South China – Vietnam Express (SVS Service)

Russia and Italy can cooperate in shipbuilding, Vladimir Putin says

Jebel Ali new terminal receives first cranes

Adani Ports signs MOU with Belgian Port of Zeebrugge

Krylov Center and Fincantieri S.p.A. (Italy) will develop new drillship project (graphics)

Boskalis to beef up its dredging fleet with new megacutter order

Terminal Novaya Gavan (port Ust-Luga) to triple throughput to 65,000 automobiles in 2013 (photo)

Ports of Stockholm starts construction work to renew the Port of Kapellskär

Damen Shipyards Changde opens Small Vessel Factory

Oil Port Kozmino resumes ESPO oil exports suspended because of storm

Latvian Shipping Company Group quarterly profit reaches 2 million USD

MAN Diesel & Turbo gets order from Carnival Cruise Lines

IMO Secretary-General opens 28th IMO Assembly

Bunker market of port St. Petersburg saw mixed price movements in early 48th week (graph)

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,512 points

Oil price down to $110.85 in London and down to $93.84 in New York