News 2014 August 22

Port Metro Vancouver approves the proposed direct coal transfer facility at Fraser Surrey Docks

Murmansk Commercial Seaport puts into operation first of three Vityaz cranes

USC plans opening of its representative office in Crimea by year end

Long Beach Board names new Director of Engineering Design

United Shipbuilding Corporation to develop programme for technical upgrading of shipyards in 2014

Nevsky Shipyard presents floating berthing complexes at GIDROAVIASALON 2014

Submarine Novorossiysk delivered to Russian Navy (photo)

Höegh LNG announces Interim results for the quarter ended 30 June 2014

Rosneft and North Atlantic Drilling sign Exchange of Assets Agreement

Port Sabetta saw dredging of almost 7 mln cbm of material in August’14

Siem Offshore sells two 2013-built Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels

CMA CGM announces Emergency Congestion Surcharge from all Asian ports to New Delhi

Throughput of Murmansk Commercial Seaport down 1.2% to 9.76 mln t in Jan-July’14

South Carolina Ports reports 2014 fiscal year-end operating earnings of $14.3 million

The Port of Gothenburg reports six-monthly results

Russia abandons its ‘golden share’ in Murmansk Commercial Seaport

CMA CGM announces General Rate Restoration from all Asian ports to Sri Lanka, Pakistan and West India

CMA CGM rises rates from all Asian ports to all North Europe and Mediterranean ports

Special focus conference sessions added to Intermodal Europe 2014 programme (photo)

KNOT purchases three shuttle tankers from J. Lauritzen

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping to exhibit at SMM’ 2014

Bunker market of port St. Petersburg saw mixed price movements in late 34th week (graph)

Oil price up to $102.63 in London and up to $93.96 in New York

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,096 points