News 2014 February 21

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) appoints Lead Independent Director

Vroon takes delivery of the third of six livestock carriers

ESPO capacity to reach 80 mln t per year by 2020

Fendercare Marine provides STS support services for first Gas Major LNG STS operations

Container terminals in Saint-Petersburg to be inspected for overrating of container transshipment

Atwood Oceanics announces contract for the sale of the jackup drilling unit

Tanker Zaliv Vostok joins bunkering fleet of Nayada LLC (photo)

Maersk Group gets a permanent license to operate container business activities in Myanmar

Transas adds Piracy Information Overlay to the Navigation Product portfolio

Wärtsilä receives the first order for its new Slop Water Treatment System

GUPC restarts Panama Canal new locks works on February 20

Intermodal Asia 2014 to address shorthaul intermodal operations

IHC Merwede successfully launches SAPURA TOPÁZIO

Rosmorport announces tender for eco-monitoring of dredging operations at Volga-Caspian Sea Canal

Incat Crowther deliveres a 10-boat order for 42m Infield Utility Vessels to Brunei’s PTAS Marine

Port of Houston Authority container throughput up 6% to 2 million TEUs in 2013

Scorpio Tankers to sell an LR2 product tanker

SOCAR and Transneft sign new agreement

Diana Shipping Inc. announces delivery of the newly built Ice Class Panamax dry bulk carrier m/v Crystalia

Bunker prices at port St. Petersburg down in late 8th week (graph)

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,164 points

Oil price down to $110.3 in London and down to $102.92 in New York