News 2014 September 2

Deep Sea Supply takes delivery of the newbuilding Platform Supply Vessel

Rosneft and ExxonMobil start field studies in shelf area of Laptev Sea

Throughput of Neva-Metal (Saint-Petersburg) up 19% to some 2.2 mln t in Jan-Aug’14

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on cargo from Adriatic/West Med. to South Africa & Mozambique

Bunker prices at Far East ports down in early 36th week (graph)

MOL pledges emergency support to combat spread of Ebola in Liberia

Oil product exports via RPK-Vysotsk-LUKOIL-II up 8.8% to 8.51 mln t in Jan-Aug’14

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on cargo from North Europe to South Africa

NYK opens new planning center in Kumamoto

IMR picks Optimarin BWT system for its new RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen

Damen completes a major upgrade of a Keppel Fels ‘N’ Class drilling rig within schedule

Baltic Fuel Company obtains approval of Saint-Petersburg Administration for land reclamation at Turukhtannye Islands (picture)

Statoil and DNV GL to drive subsea factory interface standardisation

Throughput of Port Vysotsky up 12.6% to 3.55 mln t in Jan-Aug’14

Palmaly Group takes delivery of Shovket Alekperova, seventh tanker of project RST22M (photo)

Mojo Maritime’s HF4 demonstrates stunning Dynamic Positioning performance and manoeuvring characteristics

IAA PortNews offers exclusive services

Wärtsilä and Yuchai joint venture inaugurates new medium-speed marine engine factory in China

Khalifa Port Container Terminal ranks fifth in annual EMEA Port Productivity report

AIDA Cruises has been voted Germany's most family-friendly cruise company

Prologis to develop logistics facility at Prologis Parc Venlo at Trade Port North

The Panama Canal Authority certifies Verified Emission Reductions or carbon credits

Marine Façade (Saint-Petersburg) saw 6 cruise ships on August’31

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC on cargo to/from the Canaries

Post-Kogeko sets up business on Maasvlakte

Kleven Verft launches Exploration Support Vessel

CMA CGM to participate in WorldFood Moscow

Loading at Russian Railways network down 1.4% to 808.4 mln t in Jan-Aug’14

Ports of Auckland increases freight rail service to bring efficiencies

Samskip Van Dieren Multimodal introduces new rail connection between Scandinavia and France / Spain

RF Government publishes draft decree on construction of Kerch Strait bridge

Oil price down to $102.79 in London

Van Oord orders a new subsea rock installation vessel