News 2014 February 14

Aker Philadelphia releases crane incident update

Chairman to step down at Clarksons

Marine debris research tracks litter to protect Gladstone’s waterways

DNV GL ceases to provide validation and verification services for CDM

Van Oord eyes cooperation with Russian educational institutions

Caledonian Express joins Vroon fleet

Switzerland’s Rhine ports container throughput up to 105,000 TEU in 2013

Russia needs to become independent of foreign dredging companies

NewLead Holdings signes of term sheet for 75% financing for two eco-type Handysize dry bulk vessels

Compulsory regulations approved for Varandey seaport

First of series of navigational safety dialogue sessions conducted by MPA and Singapore Shipping Association

Tugboat Atlas has towed disabled vessel Kurilgeo to port Podyapolsk (Primorsk Territory) (photo)

Transas appointed Andrey Belentiev as Group's Director of the Marine Business Unit

Kalmar handles a rubber-tyred gantry crane electrification project at the Port of Felixstowe, UK

Wärtsilä pumping solutions chosen for new North Sea oilfield FSU

Corvette Stoiky has practiced cooperation with Baltic Fleet air arm (photo)

RS carried out risk assessment of submarine transit by sea

Wärtsilä to supply integrated solution for a DP3 offshore accommodation rig

Keppel FELS to build three jackups worth US$650 million for new customer

Wärtsilä signs three-year service agreement with Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord

SMM Hamburg forum to focus on new ship financing schemes, environmental issues

RS Class: gas carrier SCF Mitre launched

Zelenodolsk shipyard (Tatarstan) commences building dredger of project 5000 DF (photo)

Krasnoye Sormovo will build three dredging vessels for Rosmorport

Forum participants call for revival of education program for dredging specialists in Rostov-on-Don (photo)

Boskalis says 16 mln cbm to be dredged at Bronka port in 2014-15

MOL, MHTL sign deal to build, charter 4 methanol carriers

Stena Bulk invests in six chemical tankers

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,097 points

Media-group PortNews thanks sponsors of Forum of Dredging Companies (photo)

Bunker market expert predicts mixed price movements

Oil price down to $108.73 in London and down to $100.35 in New York