News 2014 June 16

Second shipment of new gates arrive at the Panama Canal

Green Tech Marine wins innovation award

MARAD works with NATO to strengthen maritime security

Solstad Offshore ASA sells vessel «Nor Supporten»

The International Chamber of Shipping meets in Cyprus

COSCO Container Lines announces GRI for Central America trade

Throughput of Ukraine’s seaports up 9.4% to 57.88 mln t

3. MAJ deliveres two barges

Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard to launch new generation minesweeper on June 27, 2014

Allocation of funds for widening of Kiel Canal boosts Port of Hamburg’s competitiveness

European Commission publishes a call for tender regarding a Study on Cruise Ship Security

ABB's Onboard DC Grid helps vessels to reduce fuel consumption up to 27%

GD's Bath Iron Works gets $11.7 million more for services for USS Coronado

Imtech Marine USA renews VSAT connectivity contract with Algoma Central Corporation for a third time

Throughput of Latvian ports up 7.3% to 33.56 mln t in Jan-May’14

Throughput of Osetrovsky River Port up 30% to 178,300 t in Jan-May’14

PDVSA orders ten ASD tugs with Damen Shipyards Group

DeepOcean continues to invest in Conversion Programme for Subsea Engineers

Throughput of Arkhangelsk Sea Commercial Port down 3.8% to 557,100 t in Jan-May’14

Posidonia 2014 sets new visitors’ record as organisers focus on 2016 event

Drydocks World announces completion of its milestone project - HVDC converter platform DolWin beta

Diana Shipping Inc. announces time charter contract for m/v Oceanis with Glencore

Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company handles sixth Triple-E boxship

Identec Solutions launches CTAS 7.0 Reefer system to automate entry-to-exit refrigerated container monitoring in ports

GD's NASSCO secures Navy's contract modification for LHA 8 ship design

COSCO, Hamburg Süd and Maersk to speak at TOC Americas 2014

Inland water ways of Russia carried 26.2 mln t in 2014, up 16%, year-on-year

Cargotec sells its engineering centre in India and enters into long-term partnership with Citec

Rosneft and Zarubezhneft consider new opportunities on the Vietnamese shelf

Wärtsilä and ABB Turbocharging to service Royal Caribbean Cruises in ten-year agreement

Port of Long Beach offers discounts to attract cargo

Cecon secures further extension of the senior bond loans

APSI delivers first Aframax tanker to Seariver

Bureau Veritas acquires DTI DiversiTech, Inc.

Iskes takes delivery of Damen’s first hybrid tug

Wärtsilä signs services supply agreement with Norwegian DOF Group

NYK Group acquires 30 percent ownership of car logistics company in Mexico

Wärtsilä wins major offshore contract for its systems including Ballast Water Management System

Baltic Dry Index down to 906 points

Oil price up to $113.41 in London and up to $106.91 in New York