News 2014 March 21

Hyundai Heavy Industries holds 40th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Siem Offshore completes a new unsecured bond issue

Finnish ship owners can be subsidized for conversion of ships to meet SECA and NECA requirements

Serik Zhusupov re-elected as executive director of Association of Commercial Sea Ports

The group of maritime administrations and shipping representatives visits to Norway’s maritime cluster

VTS provides for reduction of sea accident rate by 20-25%, Finnish Transport Agency says

ESPO welcomes first reading agreement on Clean Fuel Strategy

Master Divers to invest US$ 100 mln in ship repair yard, logistics centre in Hambantota Port

DOF Subsea charteres third Jones Act vessel to support ongoing operations in the GoM

Sulzer appoints Peter Löscher as new Chairman

German Customs plan to switch to EDP by 2021

Outer port Bronka will contribute to service quality improvement at Russia’s Baltic ports, Rosmorrechflot says

Crimea’s transport system to be integrated into that of Russian Federation

Consortium Antwerp Port runs Port of Duqm

Vigor christens the first Olympic-class ferry

Russian ports’ capacity to grow by 30 mln t in 2014, Rosmorrechflot says

Container shipping industry leaders to attend Intermodal Asia opening ceremony

CMA CGM launches new Asia Southern Red Sea Express service

Maritime community calls for a more judicious approach on the circulation of 45-foot containers

Rosmorrechflot financing to be cut by RUB 30 bln

Gennady Timchenko has sold his shares in Gunvor

TOC CSC ASIA to discuss what mega-vessels and mega-volumes mean for maritime terminal operators

ULJANIK Shipyard launches third ferry for Jadrolinija

Rolls-Royce to power Asia's first gas powered tug

Seaspan accepts delivery of first 10000 TEU SAVER containership

Tug Captain Michalis to undergo overhaul at "Ukraine" Dockyard

Agreement between Panama Canal, new locks takes effect

Christian Pegel: Freight traffic between Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Russia has huge potential

COSCO Container Lines announces General Rate Increase for Far East to South America trade

Antti Nissinen: Changes in TIR procedures at Vyborg Customs' MAPP Torfyanovka delayed until April 21

Combo deck / tank barges may ease the burden on inland waterways

Transas rolls out unique functional simulator LCHS 5000

Brent Crude prices rise to $106,45 in London, in New York - falls to $99,43

Bunker fuel prices in St. Petersburg end the 12th week higher (graph)