News 2014 August 18

Reefer box capacity forecast to grow 22% over next five years

Port of Hamburg expects 4-pct increase of sea cargo handling to 145 mln t in 2014

Swiber to fly the Mexican flag on its fleet

Bergen Group sells the 30 % remaining shares in Noryards AS

Cruise yacht Harmony G calls at Ukrainian port of Odessa (photo)

IAA PortNews publishes photo report on operation of dredging fleet in Sabetta IMPORTANT

DOF Subsea gets multiple contracts for NOK 830 million

ABB to provide UK grid connection for Europe’s largest tidal energy project

Rosneft and Statoil start exploration operations in Barents Sea

Intensive care catamaran to be built in Astrakhan region in September (photo)

Mitsui to participate in KIFMEC Specific Purpose Company

Coastal shipping of raw materials to Donbass arranged in Ukraine

Northrop Grumman to supply shipboard navigation systems for seven Peter Dohle bulk carrier ships

Wärtsilä to supply control system for Harvey Gulf shore-based LNG fuelling facility

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO up to RUB 11,525 in RF spot market

Port of Los Angeles container volumes in July 2014 up 0.25 percent to 717,407 TEUs

Drydocks World successfully completes Turret modules 1 & 2 for the world’s largest Turret Mooring System

Seatrade Middle East Maritime exhibition and conference to take place in Dubai from 28-30 October 2014

Offshore Dialogue at SMM promises a fascinating agenda

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,015 points

Oil price up to $103.53 in London and up to $97.35 in New York