News 2014 January 9

Bintulu Port expects positive growth from port expansion

Two Greek shipping operators adopt MAN Diesel & Turbo’s G95

Throughput of Baltic Coal Terminal (Latvia) down 10% to 4.32 mln t in 2013

Evergreen carries relief supplies to the Philippines

Icebreakers Kapitan Evdokimov and Kapitan Chadayev provide icebreaking assistance at port Arkhangelsk

Paragon Shipping announces the delivery of its handysize newbuilding vessel

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

Cathelco systems protect cruise ships of the future

Deep Sea Supply takes delivery of PSV of PX 105 design from Sinopacific Shipyard

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard starts construction of first product tanker for JV with Crowley

Crude oil exports of SOCAR in 2013

Hapag-Lloyd to implement voyage cancellations on its Super Shuttle Express (SSX Service), Central China Express (CCX Service), Pacific China Express (PCX Service) & North West Express (NWX Service)

Throughput of Port Vysotsky LLC up 48.8% to 4.9 mln t in 2013

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

Euronav announces USD 350 mln capital increase for Maersk VLCC fleet acquisition

US Coast Guard published chart of world’s major icebreakers (picture)

Front Street Shipyard starts building HSPVs for Trefoil Marine

Ice navigation limitations come into effect at Big Port St. Petersburg from January 20

RTL Group announces annual handling of 117,849 automobiles at sea terminals of Saint-Petersburg and Ust-Luga

BMT Nigel Gee and Ares Shipyard announce further collaboration

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

BOURBON achieves US$ 770 million of vessel sales in 2013

Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) down 1.6% to 35.466 mln t in 2013

MOL enhances Intra-Asia service network

DHT Holdings orders third VLCC at Hyundai Heavy Industries

Donjon-SMIT and MSRC announce alliance to assist shipowners

US Coast Guard responds to helicopter crash 20 miles east of Cape Henry, Va.

Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar lays keels for two Stan tugs

Bunker prices in Far East ports down in early 2014 (graph)

Diana Shipping Inc. signs shipbuilding contract for the purchase of a Kamsarmax dry bulk vessel

Loading at Russian Railways network down 2.8% to 1.23 bln t in 2013

Throughput of port Liepaja (Latvia) down 34.9% to 4.84 mln t in 2013

Vigor Shipyards gets $33m Navy contract

Icebreaking assistance suspended at ports of Azov, Taganrog and Rostov-on-Don

Statement of conformity obtained for almost all facilities under construction at Sochi port

Qatari shipbuilder lays keels for two tugs for NSW

RF Navy to put into service about 40 surface ships and support vessels in 2014

Giant rubber duck attacked by eagles bursts in Taiwan

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,826 points

Oil price down to $107.15 in London and down to $92.33 in New York