News 2014 May 15

MC Ust-Luga plans to spin off a housing and road services division

GD's Electric Boat gets Navy's contract mod for non-nuclear submarine repair work

Expert says bunker prices to remain mixed

Singapore-flagged M/V Strategic Synergy detained by Coast Guard on her maiden voyage to the U.S.

Kongsberg reports record-high new orders in Q1 2014

Construction of boiler station starts at port Bronka

Finnlines selects Wärtsilä systems to reduce Baltic Sea environmental impact

MacGregor wins to supply seven linkspans to Port of Stockholm

Shipyard Pella (Leningrad region) launches tugboat RB-407 of project 16609

Statoil adopts annual report, approves dividend of NOK 7.00 per share

Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg transferred RUB 5.1 mln for environment protection in Jan-Mar’14

Amsterdam to host European Ports & Shipping Conference 2014

Bunker prices in Far East ports up in late 20th week (graph)

Open storing of coal to be forbidden in Primorsk Territory

Western Baltija Shipbuilding delivers multi-purpose cargo ship Anetta

M/V Delphin arrival at Port of Gdansk kicks off summer 2014 cruising season

Cargo traffic of Russia’s IWW up 32.3% to 9.73 mln t in Jan-Apr’14

Vallianz enters Latin America market with $82.0 million C&SM contract

Kaliningrad Region Governor suggests that local customs be brought directly under FCS

GasLog Ltd. reports first-quarter financial results

Canada announces actions to enhance Canada's world-class pipeline safety system

Ports of Feodisia and Yevpatoria will be closed, Vice PM of Crimea says

Allocations of Multipurpose Transshipment Complex (Ust-Luga) for port infrastructure development totaled RUB 36.7 mln in QI'14

OSI Maritime Systems signs contract with the Royal New Zealand Navy to provide in-service-support

DNV GL launches innovative Navigator Port2 software for port clearance

GasLog Ltd. names news directors at 2014 annual general meeting of shareholders

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,102 points

Oil price up to $110.19 in London and up to $102.37 in New York