News 2013 December 5

Bunker prices to continue on mixed trend next week

Carnival Corporation names Vice Admiral William Burke as its first-ever Chief Maritime Officer

RZD to inject $1.5bn in expansion of railway access to Ust-Luga port

Ust-Luga Novaya Gavan Terminal geared up for winter operations

BMT to support welding Research Project for NSRP

Throughput of port Ust-Luga to hit 70 mln t in 2013, Ust-Luga Company forecasts

Russia’s FCS looks into establishment of Ust-Luga Customs

Temasek appoints Mr Cheng Wai Keung as Deputy Chairman

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

NYK Container Line receives METI Award

Bunker prices at Far East ports continue to decline in late 49th week (graph)

COSCO Container Lines announces General Rate Increase for Far East to South America & Mexico trade

Murmansk Region Governor: MTH project is about to obtain State Expertise approval

NewLead Holdings announces acquisition of one newbuilding dry bulk vessel

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. supports Forum of Dredging Companies organized by Media-Group PortNews

COSCO Container Lines announces Rate Restoration for Far East to South Africa trade

Coast Guard offloads more than $18 million of cocaine in St. Petersburg, Fla.

IMO Assembly adopts mandatory audit scheme

Laser system for mooring of large capacity vessels put into operation at Kozmino terminal

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

COSCO Container Lines announces BAF for USA & CANADA trade

COSCO Container Lines announces GRI for Central America trade

Murmansk Governor: the region is going to develop Arctic tourism

Regional government looks into construction of Belkomur branch towards port Sabetta

Construction of Vladivostok-Nakhodka-port Vostochny highway commenced in Primorsk Territory

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

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v Houston with Clearlake

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

SOCAR exports 1.6 mln t of crude oil via port Novorossiysk in Jan-Nov’13

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,994 points

Oil price down to $111.88 in London and up to $97.2 in New York