News 2014 April 17

Bunker fuel prices in St. Petersburg end the 16th week mixed (graph)

Russian Gov't Marine Board backs idea of building dredgers at Amur shipyards

Bunker prices to remain mixed next week

Cargotec appoints Roland Sundén to head Hiab business area as of 1 May 2014

Aker Solutions wins contract to deliver subsea production system for Total's Kaombo Development in Angola

EC welcomes Parliament's adoption of Maritime Spatial Planning legislation

Volga Shipping Company to lend RUB 25 mln to Oka Shipyard

Scorpio Tankers announces update on fleet transactions

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company starts Africa Express Service

COSL renews cooperation contract with PEMEX for COSL3 module rig

Bunker prices in Far East ports continue declining in late 16th week (graph)

Ensco orders two ENSCO 140 series jack-up drilling rigs

Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions acquires Integrated Engineering Services

Antwerp Port Authority acquires General Motors site

There is promising port infrastructure in Crimea, Vladimir Putin says

BAE Systems selects Siemens Blue™ Drive Solution for new MSSCV

Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center to secure orders for RUB 780 bln by 2025, Russia’s Deputy PM says

4 MOL-operated/managed vessels selected as 2013 "Best Quality Ships"

Considerable part of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet to be transferred from Novorossiysk to Sevastopol, Vladimir Putin said

Inchcape Shipping Services opens in Venezuela

VOS B.V. develops “walk-to-work” vessel concept

Ezion welcomes new investors to facilitate growth plans

Frio Petropavlovsk refuses access to the Paris MoU region

Damen launches Kuwait Oil Company’s new ASD Tug 3212

Rhode Island to have the largest Class-A Tall Ship in the U.S.

Saipem gets FPSO contracts in Angola worth more than $4 billion

Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV agree to merge and create the fourth largest container shipping company

MAN Diesel & Turbo ready to support IMO Tier III

Throughput of Izmail Commercial Seaport (Ukraine) up 42.9% to 841,250 t in QI'14

First oil shipment from Prirazlomnaya platform expected on April 18

Vanino Commercial Sea Port boosts coal transshipment by 27% to 1.1 mln t in QI'14

Oil price up to $109.6 in London and up to $103.76 in New York