News 2014 March 13

ClassNK registers first US-flagged ship

Bill on transit transportation to be considered by RF State Duma in first reading this spring

Port Odessa (Ukraine) accepts first automobile carrier in 2014 (photo)

Expert says geopolitical factors make predicting movements in bunker prices uncertain

Orolia and Transas sign strategic partnership to offer world-class e-maritime solutions

BMT announces expansion plans

Kalmar helps TPS in Chile to gear up for expansion and raises lifting height of twelve RTGs

General Dynamics NASSCO delivers USNS John Glenn

RF Federal Tariff Service sets weighted average increase of rates of port dues at 4.4%

COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard deliveres a bulk carrier to its Asian buyer

ABB wins order of energy management systems for Baleària ferry

COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard deliveres a tender rig to Seadrill

Container shipping market to see price wars in 2014-15, expert opinion

Boskalis posts record net profit of EUR 366 million

Crowley to supply LNG to CC1 Companies in Puerto Rico

Naviera Integral orders four Damen Sea Axe vessels

Russia’s container shipping market is challenged by dumping, FESCO says

Amarcon to supply OCTOPUS-Onboard for Wagenborgs ‘Walk to work vessel’

Mandatory pre-arrival notification on maritime transport to be introduced in CU by late 2015

Primorsk Territory presents three projects of grain terminals

Liquid natural gas hub in Galicia gets an EU funding boost

Van Oord awarded large dredging contract in Kuwait

Maria Eliseeva transfers to Dan-Bunkering (Singapore) Ptd. Ltd.

Cecon Shipping enters into a bare-boat contract for the first newbuild SSC vessel “Cecon Pride” with Micoperi SLR

Port of Gdansk Authority signs tripartite partnership agreement with City of Gdansk and GEDA

MOL's NOx-reducing SCR system efficacy confirmed in shipboard tests

Vice-President of EFIP paid a visit to the Port of Gdansk

New procedure approved for treatment of shipboard waste at port Ust-Luga

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,453 points

Oil price down to $108.02 in London and down to $97.99 in New York