News 2013 December 4

Marintec China 2013 officially opens today

Keppel Corporation appoints CEO-Designate Loh Chin Hua to its Board

Keppel Land strengthens its Board with new appointments

Hapag-Lloyd informs about a void sailing on the Asia – South / West Africa Service

Swissco adds vessels worth a total of S$42 million

BMT Surveys opens a new office in Geneva

ZIM in talks to expand cooperation with G6

Grandweld Shipyards delivers third of six Hybrid Seismic Support Vessels

Fire onboard ro-ro ship between Jutland and Copenhagen extinguished

Throughput of HaminaKotka port (Finland) down 3.1% to 12.8 mln t in Jan-Nov’13

Throughput of Klaipeda seaport (Lithuania) down 2.3% to 39 mln t in Jan-Nov’13

COSCO Pacific is named "Hong Kong Outstanding Enterprises"

Wartsila launches 2-speed fuel-saving marine gearbox

Chinese container cargo accounts for 22% of RF Baltic Basin’s total container throughput, TELS Group says

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announces newbuilding agreements for seven VLCCs

Throughput of port Arkhangelsk down 5.7% to 4.96 mln t in Jan-Nov’13

Big Port St. Petersburg issues notice about shipping line registration procedure

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC levels between North Europe & Med. and SAWC, Central America & Venezuela

Kalmar retains Complete Care service contract for ship-to-shore cranes at SCA Logistics, Rotterdam

Nyholmen AS chooses MAN 32/44CR power solution for specialised fishing vessel

Grain shipments of North-Western Shipping Company up 25% to 1.5 mln t in Jan-Nov’13

Drydocks World capitalizes on Expo 2020 win and signs LOI to build world's largest Jack-Up Rigs

Euroseas signs contract for the construction of two fuel efficient Ultramax drybulk carriers

Throughput of Ukraine’s port down 0.6% to 132.9 mln t in Jan-Nov’13

Throughput of Baltic Coal Terminal (Latvia) down 14.9% to 3.79 mln t in Jan-Nov’13

Oil product exports via RPK-Vysotsk-LUKOIL-II up 12.2% to 10.33 mln t in Jan-Nov’13

First Sapsan of 8-train series unloaded at port Ust-Luga (photo)

Bunker prices at port St. Petersburg up in early 49th week (graph)

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,922 points

Oil price up to $112.62 in London and up to $96.04 in New York