News 2014 March 7

Sale of AMELS 180 thanks to superior delivery time

Kaliningrad port's operator reports a 30% cargo volume drop in Jan-Feb, to 503,900 tonnes

Russia saw a 2.4% foreign trade decline in January, to $ 57.6bn

Cruise vessel Emerald Sky performes well during her river trials

Roadshow China focuses on steel and breakbulk

Two-month cargo volume at Latvian port of Liepaja drops 16% to 817,000 tonnes

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping carried out a new phase of surveyors training on classification services for LNG carriers

TRANSAS wins to supply equipment for Jan De Nul's multipurpose offshore support vessel

Transas Generic ECDIS Training approved by Transportstyrelsen

Kleven signes a contract with Volstad Maritime on the delivery of two offshore construction vessels

New icebreaker Arktika under RS survey

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on cargo for the Australia and New Zealand

IAA PortNews congratulates all ladies on International Women's Day!

Throughput of Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port down 30% to 503,900 t in Jan-Feb'14

'A New Look at Europe-Asia-America Maritime Trade' international conference to be held in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 12-14 March

'Special Containers’ forum at Intermodal Asia 2014

BHP Billiton launches Five Rivers Conservation Project

FTS of Russia adopts Fare Rules for icebreaking assistance at Northern Sea Route

Bioport for jet fuels in the Netherlands wins Sustainable Bio Award

Bergen Group reduces its exposure in shipbuilding

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping Technical Director honoured with RF Government prize

Bunker prices in port St. Petersburg up in late 10th week (graph)

McDermott wins a transportation and installation contract in Brunei

Bunker prices in port Novorossiysk slightly down in late 10th week (graph)

Lomar declares a further three options to purchase container ships from Chinese shipyards

Bunker prices in Far East ports up in late 10th week (graph)

Harren & Partner picks DNV GL software systems ShipManager for entire fleet

UECC orders two, dual-fuel LNG, pure car and truck carriers

USS Truxtun departs Souda Bay for Black Sea (photo)

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,480 points

Oil price up to $108.1 in London and up to $101.56 in New York