News 2014 April 3

Bunker prices to edge down next week, expert says

Ulstein Group's contributes with a ' virtual shipyard ' at the new exhibition in Oslo

Capacity of coal terminals in Russian ports to grow 2.5 times to 230 mln t by 2030

Media-Group PortNews to publish special issue of Russian Shipping journal by POSIDONIA exhibition

Port of Gdansk Authority and Gdansk University's Faculty of Economics sign cooperation agreement

Bunker prices in Far East ports down in late 14th week (graph)

TTS Group gets confirmation for delivery of four ship-sets of cargo access equipment to four post-Panamax car carriers

Wärtsilä power system and ship design selected for PSV to operate in harsh conditions

Throughput of Neva-Metal up 30% to 900,000 t in Jan-March'14

Reach Subsea signes joint venture agreement with MMT

WW increases stake in NorSea Group

Rosterminalugol expects 2-pct growth of throughput to hit 15 mln t in 2014

IHC Merwede appoints Bram Roelse as CEO

NCSP Group posts IFRS net loss of US$104.7 mln for 2013

TGS inks LOI with Seabird Exploration for Mexico projects

CIMC Raffles holds steel cutting of gas compression jackup

Sea trials of oblique ship Baltika completed

Euroseas Ltd. signs new building agreements for the acquisition of two fuel efficient Kamsarmax drybulk carriers

TransContainer IFRS profit up 14.2% to RUB 5.98 bln in 2013

RF Government regulations change Vostochny and Nakhodka seaports’ boundaries

Vladimir Putin signs Law on Russia’s accession to Convention on preservation and management of bio-resources in North Pacific Ocean

Vladimir Putin signs Law on termination of agreements on presence of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,273 points

Oil price down to $104.79 in London and down to $99.62 in New York