News 2014 February 5

The Italian frigate Libeccio assists a dhow in the Gulf of Aden

Forum of Dredging Companies opens in 7 days

The Board of Directors of Konecranes Plc decided to continue the Employee Share Savings Plan

Single Siwertell mobile cement unloader will serve multiple Libyan coastal sites

Throughput of Klaipeda Seaport down 15.3% to 2.5 mln t in Jan'14

Serdijn Ship Repair and Zwagerman Offshore Services merge into a new company Rotterdam Offshore Group

Throughput of Baltic Coal Terminal (Latvia) down 22% to 420,480 t in Jan'14

DP World container volumes up 0.7% to 55 mln TEU in 2013

Cargotec's MacGregor secures new subsea crane contract worth EUR 23 million

GD Electtic Boat gets Navy's contract for Virginia-class submarines

Coast Guard responds to diesel fuel spill originating from Cutter Mackinaw

New patrol vessel deployed offshore Nigeria

Throughput of port Arkhangelsk down 21.2% to 260,300 t in Jan'14

Kerry Siam Seaport successfully completes Navis N4 implementation from SPARCS Express

Piled foundation of ferry berth No5 completed at Bronka port construction site (photo)

Russian Association of Bunker Suppliers arranges experience exchange programme “LNG as marine fuel”

Debt financing of the Maersk VLCC fleet acquisition completed

IACS releases Blue Book, Jan. 2014

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,084 points

Two ULSTEIN designs nominated for OSJ Awards

Throughput of Vostochny Port up 10.9% to 1.7 mln t in Jan'14

Oil price down to $105.78 in London and up to $97.19 in New York

SOCAR exports of oil products down 9.8% to over 88,000 t in Jan'14

“Olympic” cruise ships went though clearing procedures

Bunker market of port St. Petersburg saw price movements in late 5th week (graph)