News 2014 January 22

Dryad Maritime warns of the possible hijack of a Liberian flagged tanker MT Kerala

Statoil awarded new acreage on the Norwegian continental shelf

Topaz acquires two modern anchor handling vessels

Damco wins awards from the British Freight Association

Mojo Maritime reaches a major milestone in building the HF4 offshore construction vessel

Evergreen names the latest duo of L-type vessels

IMO Secretary-General launches 2014 World Maritime Day theme: “IMO conventions: effective implementation”

Cargo throughput in the port of Rotterdam down 0.2% to 440.5 million tonnes

Newport News Shipbuilding opens field office in Aiken, S.C.

Island Offshore takes delivery of M/V Island Dawn from the Vard Brevik shipyard

Wison wins to supply a floating LNG regasification barge

RUB 741 mln of federal funds to be reallocated for reconstruction of Severnaya Verf

ABB signs cooperation agreement with NAPA for vessel advisory solutions

Corvette Stoiky completes first phase of sea trials (photo)

ESPO and EFIP organise a joint seminar on EU Funding for transport projects

Primagaz Benelux starts transportation of LNG per truck from Gate terminal

EU sanctions on Iran partially suspended

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard is closed Wednesday, January 22 due to snow

Alexander Kiselev appointed as Director of Rosmorport’s Vladivostok branch

Teekay Tankers and Teekay Corporation announce the creation of a new tanker company

Fincantieri contracted to build ultra-luxury ship for Seabourn

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,369 points

Ardmore Shipping announces expansion of operating fleet

Zamakona Yards delivers the Ro-Ro ramp to the Tenerife Container Terminal

Sergey Saritsky to head State Marine and River Supervisory Authority

Rosneft announces tender for transportation of oil products from Samara refineries

IMS launches new train from Wolfurt to Rotterdam

IADC Seminar on dredging and reclamation to be held for the first time in Australia

Oil price up to $106.73 in London and up to $94.99 in New York