News 2014 June 17

Clarksons hires LNG duo

Viking Supply Ships enters time-charter contract with a major oil company

Carsten Mortensen resigns as CEO of Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S

Media-Group PortNews distributed its special edition of Russian Shipping journal at POSIDONIA 2014 (photo)

Sinopec picks yet another Havyard offshore vessel design

ZNT Yard launches two 23040-series SAR boats for RF Defense Ministry (photo)

Safety seal manufacturer Roxtec completes North Sea module contract

Hagel orders Amphibious Transport Dock Ship to Gulf

Sydney Ports informs on statutory charges increase

Nuclear submarine Severodvinsk joins RF Navy

General Dynamics NASSCO to construct an additional product tanker for American Petroleum Tankers

OSM crew management secures new contract in Hong Kong

BW Group appoints new CEO

Rosneft, RF Ministry of Industry and Trade, Gazprom, NOVATEK, Gazprombank, Sovcomflot and USC sign agreement on setting up a joint venture

Rosneft and Mozambique’s ENH sign MoU

Far East ports bunker prices open the 25th week soft (graph)

IAA PortNews updates dredging tenders announcements

ABB Onboard DC Grid tests confirm up to 27% fuel savings on ships

GAC EnvironHull launches eco-friendly, diver-free hull cleaning service in Sweden

MSC announces Peak Season Surcharge on cargo from Asia to East Africa

Signet Maritime takes delivery of ASD tractor tug from Patti Marine

Throughput of Izmail Commercial Seaport (Ukraine) up 24.8% to 1.29 mln t in Jan-May’14

President of Russian Railways sums up Company's work during first 5 months of 2014

First cargo transhipped on Maasvlakte 2

Wärtsilä X72 and X62 engines successfully pass important milestone tests

Throughput of NCSP Group down 5.2% to 58.1 mln t in Jan-May’14

FESCO Navarin joins fleet of Far Eastern Shipping Company

Railway approach to MMPK Bronka to be built by September’15

MMPK Bronka to acquire harbour cranes for about $65 mln

Ukraine mulling ban on Russian ships' visit to Ukraine's Azov ports

MMPK Bronka considers placing bunker storage tanker in 2015

Container throughput of NCSP Group up 8.6% to 293,000 TEUs

Oil price up to $112.94 in London and down to $106.9 in New York