News 2013 November 28

Swissco seals S$27.0 million worth of charter contracts

USCG reopens upper Mississippi River

NCSP Group and Sberbank sign agreement on changes to terms of US$ 1.950 mln loan

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard won the tender of the new icebreaker for the Finnish Government

TRAN Committee votes on LNG refueling points and shore side electricity

RF Government orders to establish a checkpoint at port Sabetta

Prospector Offshore Drilling announces the completion of the sale of one of the company’s subsidiaries

Bunker market of port Novorossiysk saw mixed price movements in late 48th week (graph)

Tanker Desna of LUKOIL-BUNKER’s Murmansk branch returns to operations after scheduled repair

Wärtsilä inaugurates new Propulsion Test Centre in Finland

Admiralty Shipyards floats out diesel-electric submarine Novorossiysk of project 636.3

Maersk Training names Cameron UK Managing Director

FESCO Group posts 4.8% revenue decline in 9M2013

Russian shipping companies need additional state support for fleet renovation, UCL representative says

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces GRI on cargo from Asia to South Africa, Mozambique, East Africa & Indian Ocean

Net profit of NCSP Group down 3 times to $101.84 mln in 9M’13

Dorian LPG completes acquisition of Scorpio Tankers VLGC Fleet

Bunker prices in Far East ports continue decline in late 48th week (graph)

Adani Ports signs MOU with Port of Zeebrugge

Diana Shipping announces termination of charter

Aggregate revenue of Russia’s 15 largest shipping companies – RUB 30 bln, profitability – 5-10%

Singapore to host 18th TOC CSC Asia Conference and Exhibition, 8-9 April

Production Sharing Agreement to develop Black Sea shelf signed in Ukraine

APM Terminals wins Asia “Port Operator” Award

RF Ministry of Industry and Trade: Russian shipbuilding has no reason to compete with Korea or China

EC fines four North Sea shrimps traders € 28 million for price fixing cartel

Alfa Laval wins offshore oil and gas order worth SEK 90 million

NIBULON starts preparatory works to build two tugs of POSS-115 project

Vyborg Shipyard and Samsung Heavy Industries sign Agreement for Cooperation

COSL renewed its long-term cooperation contracts

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,573 points

CNN dedicates new episode prepared with PortNews assistance to Ust-Luga terminals

Oil price up to $111.31 in London and down to $92.3 in New York