News 2014 April 1

Singapore-flagged vehicle carrier Baltic Breeze collides with a Spanish fishing vessel off the Port of Vigo, Spain

Vroon acquires Petrolmar

Lars Peder Solstad elected as new president of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association

Shipyard “Oka” to build 5 unique sea-and-river-going platform tankers (photo)

Adani's Mundra Port handles 100 million tonnes cargo in 2014

Port of Antwerp delegation visits Toronto and Montreal

Mexican Navy orders sixth Damen Stan Patrol 4207

Rolls-Royce wins maritime Heyerdahl Award 2014

RF Government signs programme covering sale of Sovcomflot’s 25-pct stake before 2016

Moscow River Shipping Company accepts into service two RST27 tankers (photo)

Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar signs two MoU's worth a total of QAR 3.1bn with Qatar Armed Forces

Oil exports via CPC terminal up 22.8% to 9.4 mln t in QI'14

EC approves funding for an investment project worth €71.1 million to the Port of Salerno

Forth Ports wins industry Cruise Award

Russia’s Federation Council approves termination of Russian-Ukrainian agreements on Black Sea Fleet

Shipowners support Commission in extension of liner consortia block exemption

Bunker prices in Far East ports slightly changed in early 14th week (graph)

APL Logistics named Carrier of the Year by Barilla Pasta

Loading at Russian Railways network hit 293.9 mln t in Jan-March’14

Seaspan exercises options for four fuel-efficient SAVER Design 10,000 TEU class vessels

BW Offshore signes LOA for the Catcher FPSO

RPK-Vysotsk-LUKOIL-II accepted 2.86 mln t of export oil products in Jan-March'14

Port of Singapore cancels bunker licences of Coteam Petroleum Trading Pte Ltd

RF Ministry of Justice registers standards for Safety Management System on Ships

Seaway Heavy Lifting to rent warehouse facilities, open storage area and quay-side in Maasvlakte

Hyundai Heavy unveils 9-series forklift

Hapag-Lloyd informs about a terminal change from Tilbury to London Gateway Port for the Indian Ocean Service

Icebreaking services provided to 650 vessels in the Gulf of Finland

Russia’s State Duma denounces four Russian-Ukrainian agreements on Black Sea Fleet