News 2014 February 12

Seabulk Tankers places order for one ATB with DonJon Shipbuilding and BAE Systems

OVL to raise USD 2.5 billion to finance acquisition of 10% participating interest in Rovuma Area I Block in Mozambique

Inchcape Shipping Services supports offshore operations off the Southern Coast of Africa

Port of Dover expertise goes global

Mechel successfully tested new coal export terminal at Port Posiet

Throughput of HaminaKotka port (Finland) down 4.1% to 1.15 mln t

IHC Merwede selects Croon and Bakker Sliedrecht for three new pipe laying vessels

Vard secures contract for one PSV to be built in Vietnam for Carlotta Offshore

Light buoy set in Korsakov seaport water area

Additional grounds for vessels to be exempt from compulsory pilotage in Vladivostok seaport

Throughput of Arkhangelsk Sea Commercial Port down 8.8% to 102,900 t in Jan'14

RF Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Natural Resources work on new regulations for sea burial of ground (photo)

USCG awards three contracts for OPC preliminary and contract design

EU Naval Force Ukrainian warship Hetman Sagaidachniy holds first joint counter-piracy exercise with Korean Navy Ship

Russian ports will develop due to construction of specialized deepwater terminals, RF Transport Ministry says

Chamber of Shipping Board prepares for important IMO meeting

Kaliningrad may see construction of Ro-Ro and gas terminals, RF Transport Ministry says

Summa Group consolidated 100 % shares of Shtandart TT B.V.

Railway approaches to Russia’s Southern ports reached the capacity limit, Transport Ministry says

Swiber expands existing shipyard facilities with the securing of second shipyard lease

Piled foundations of all six berths completed at port Bronka (photo)

Shipyard Pella buys Sietas shipyard (Germany) (photo)

RF seaports require dredging of 240 mln cbm by 2030, Jan De Nul representative says

Port of Singapore engages shipping community to raise awareness of navigational safety

Demand for dredging at inland water ways of Russia estimated at 90 mln cbm

VolgaGroup invests into construction of cargo port at Sukhodol Bay (Primorsk Territory)

Port of Rotterdam puts into use new lay-by berths for small container vessels

"RT Aegir” joins OSM Hamburg managed fleet

Development of Russia’s Baltic ports will be driven by LNG projects, Victor Olersky says

Jaya delivers second sophisticated ice class AHTS vessel

Tuapse Commercial Seaport spent RUB 382 mln for port infrastructure development in 2013

International Forum of Dredging Companies opens in Moscow IMPORTANT

Exports of Russian coal up 21.9% to 12.26 mln t in Jan'14

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,091 points

Oil price up to $108.68 in London and down to $99.94 in New York