News 2014 January 14

Gloster 1, lead tanker of project RST26 embarks on her maiden voyage (photo)

Statoil awards contracts for support services

CMA CGM partners with Maersk, APL, OOCL to enhance Asia-India services

Exports of Russian coal up 10.2% to 137.917 mln t in 2013

NOVATEK closes sale of 20% interest in Yamal LNG to CNPC

Diesel fuel production in Russia up 2.9% to 71.672 mln t in 2013

MOL (Canada) Inc. appoints new regional sales manager

Fuel oil production in Russia up 0.6% to 74.844 mln t in 2013

Europe’s largest dry bulk terminal EMO unloads a billionth tonne of dry bulk

Bunker prices in Far East ports down in early 2nd week (graph)

Sigma Drilling terminates construction contract

Offshore Wind Services orders next generation Twin Axe FCS 2610

Cochin Shipyard delivers the third Fast Patrol Vess el (BY 503) to the Indian Coast Guard

Throughput of Russian seaports up 3.9% to 589 mln t in 2013

Signet Maritime Corp. to spend $7.2m on Pascagoula shipyard development

Maersk Oil announces deal for two exploration blocks in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

Alfa Laval wins offshore oil and gas order worth SEK 110 million

Damen Shipyards Galati (Romania) launches new Sail Training Vessel (STV) for the Ministry of Defence of Oman

Fleet of Prirazlomnoye project reinforced with third support vessel (photo)

Maersk Line voted Global Ocean Freight Carrier of the year 2013

OSG to outsource technical management of its International Flag shipping business to V.Ships

CIMC Raffles secures order from Central Shipping Monaco to build jackup rigs

Maersk Line, APL and OOCL improve Far East to Indian Subcontinent coverage

ICS identifies lessons from Somali piracy

Drydocks World to build mega Jack-up rig for the North Sea named "Dubai Expo 2020 NS”

Combi operator IMS opens its own office in Rotterdam

Imtech Marine receives order from Fassmer shipyard for innovative Helgoland ferry

2013 oil export volume by LUKOIL Group is expected to reach 31.9 mln t

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,395 points

Oil price down to $106.75 in London and down to $91.8 in New York