News 2014 September 3

BW Group launches up to USD 250 million Exchangeable Bonds due 2019 exchangeable into common shares of BW LPG

Mayor of Kobe visits the Freeport of Riga

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority awards contract for modernised satellite system

General Dynamics UK awarded £3.5 billion to deliver 589 SCOUT SV platforms to the British Army

Order on opening of port Sabetta (Yamal) to come into effect in QIII’ 2014

Cargotec's Kalmar wins significant order for Melbourne's new automated container terminal

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces BUC levels between North Europe & Med. and SAWC, Central America & Venezuela

Two well-intervention vessels to feature specialist ROV access equipment from MacGregor

Cargo shipping in Crimea up 55.4% to 381,400 t in HI’14

Shipping association launches survey for ship owners, ship managers and operators

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings agrees to acquire Prestige Cruises International for $3.025 bln

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

Grup TCB starts building a new container terminal at Puerto Quetzal in Guatemala

Nordic Yards schedules launch of two MPSVs for Rosmorrechflot’s rescue service for September 21’14 (photo)

Bureau Veritas acquires MatthewsDaniel and diversifies its services for the Marine & Offshore industry

Wärtsilä and JAD ink licence agreement for manufacture of 2-stroke engines

Valuation Research Corporation to value the Panama Canal

Finnlines ends employer-employee co-operation negotiations concerning the crew of MS Finnhansa

German industry can export paperless via Rotterdam

Huelva, Koper, Lisbon, Marseille and Rotterdam on shortlist for ESPO Award 2014

Bunker market at port St. Petersburg saw mixed price movements in early 36th week (graph)

Oil price down to $100.34 in London and down to $92.88 in New York

Unifeeder launches a weekly express service between Rotterdam and St. Petersburg

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,149 points

Rickmers-Linie appoints Interliner Agencies as agent for South Central Europe

MOL, Viken Shipping to establish joint venture for a shuttle tanker project

CMA CGM announces Emergency Port Congestion Surcharge from all Asian ports to Sohar (Oman)

Oil exports via CPC terminal up 20.4% to 26 mln t in Jan-Aug’14