News 2014 March 4

P&O Ferrymasters introduces daily each-way trailer departures on the Benelux-Germany and UK-Germany trade lanes

NorSea Group establishes NSG Maritime

Cochin Shipyard deliveres the fourth of the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels for Indian Coast Guard

ESPO urges Parliament and Council to reach an agreement on the Clean Fuel Strategy before EU elections

BMT and Bibby Ship Management announce marine pilot training partnership

Alfa Laval wins SEK 55 million refinery order in Vietnam

Crowley delivers massive offshore production facility to deep waters of U.S. Gulf

Vigor to construct two 83,000 bbl. tank barges for Harley Marine

Throughput of Tallinna Sadam (Estonia) was 5.4 mln t in Jan-Feb'14

Wärtsilä environmental seal systems allow mineral oil to be used in US waters

Marine insurer Sculd says crews are recommended to remain on vessels during any call to Ukrainian ports of Kherson and Nikolaev

All ice restrictions in port Ust-Luga to be lifted from March 5

Epic Gas Ltd. enters into new inward bareboat charters for two 7,200cbm newbuildings

Ship Finance International acquires seven 4,100 teu container vessels

Armed people broke through state border at “Krym-Kuban” border crossing point

MacGregor receives an order for K50 cranes from Indonesia

Gothenburg named the best logistics location in Sweden

Konstantin Bobrov released from his position of Rosmorport Deputy General Director

Preem makes major investment in green diesel at the Port of Gothenburg

Vladimir Putin orders to end Western and Central Military District forces exercises

Boskalis acquires Fairmount Marine and Fairmount Ocean Towage Company

SFL announces acquisition of seven container vessels along with long-term charters

Port of Hamburg total throughput up 6.2 percent to 139 million tons in 2013

Cargo delivery to Belgrano-2 Argentine Antarctic Station completed

Crowley Maritime deliveres ocean class tugs in the U.S. Gulf

2013 was a breakthrough year for port of Klaipeda

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,276 points

Port of Tallinn’s Smart Port solution to reduce passengers’ waiting time

Vigor to construct two 83,000 bbl. tank barges for Harley Marine

Ukrainian seaports handled 22.696 mln t of cargo from year beginning

Oil price up to $110.76 in London and up to $104.17 in New York

Large landing ships of RF Navy arrive at port Sevastopol (photo)