News 2014 February 11

GPC’s Gladstone Marina makes commitment to customer service

Petrofac becomes first dedicated oilfield services company to achieve prestigious accreditation

Exports of Russian oil down 3% to 19.267 mln t in Jan'14

ULJANIK Shipyard launches second ferry for Jadrolinija

Hiab plans to restructure its operations in Hudiksvall, Sweden

Konecranes supplies industrial cranes to Russian shipyard Zvezda

Norwegian Skangass to deliver LNG to Terntanks two LNG-driven new buildings

GDF SUEZ announces first oil production from the Amstel field on the Dutch Continental Shelf

Regular car-freight ferry line Ilyichevsk (Ukraine) – Haydarpaşa (Turkey) stars operation from February 13

NTSB says human error caused sinking of tall ship Bounty off Atlantic coast

Ports of Stockholm welcomes 278 cruise ships with 478 000 passengers in 2013

Vard Langsten deliveres vessel Far Sigma to Farstad Supply AS

Solstad Offshore sells two vessels

Throughput of Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port down 2.5 times to 276,200 t in Jan'14

Dalzavod to double ship repair output to RUB 12 bln in 2014

Thrustmaster expands product lineup to include waterjets

Cathelco Seafresh sees major increase in desalinator sales

Throughput of Neva-Metal up 14% to 3 mln t in 2013

Svitzer and OSM form New Joint Venture in Australia

Military Register confirms accreditation certificate of RS QMS certification body

National Shipping of America and Rickmers-Linie expand break bulk services to Puerto Rico

Amendments are introduced into information on Nakhodka Seaport in RF Register of Seaports

EU Naval Force protects 880,000 tonnes of World Food Programme aid from pirate attack

SNS Pool extends contracts for five Vroon PSVs

Bulgarian Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approves South Stream Offshore Pipeline

Mezhregiontruboprovodstroy (MRTS JSC) sponsors Forum of Dredging Companies

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,096 points

Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) up 13.2% to 3.235 mln t in Jan'14

Oil price down to $108.63 in London and down to $100.06 in New York