News 2014 September 30

Bunker prices at Far East ports up in early 40th week (graph)

BMT introduces REMBRANDT simulation tool for marine collision reconstruction

Exports of Russian grain via Baltic states’ ports to grow in 2014-2015, expert says

CMA CGM announces General Rate Restoration from all North European ports to all Canadian ports

CMA CGM announces General Rate Restoration from all Mediterranean ports to all US East Coast and US Gulf ports

Hapag-Lloyd informs about a vessel delay on the NP1 Service

Russia and Kazakhstan launch joint geological exploration project “Eurasia”

COSCO (Dalian) deliveres a 80,000 DWT bulk carrier to its European buyer

CMA CGM announces General Rate Restoration from Middle East to North Europe and Baltic

CMA CGM announces General Rate Restoration from all North European ports to all US East Coast, US Gulf and Mexican ports

Skangass to build a new import LNG terminal in Pori, Finland

MAN propulsion packages for new trawler series advance North Atlantic fishing

9th Damen сutter suction dredger added to fleet of Nigerian customer

Hamburg Süd christens container ship “Cap San Antonio” in Le Havre

Delivery/acceptance certificate signed for Lady Sevda, tanker of project RST27 build by Krasnoye Sormovo

Nordic American Tankers's vessel involved in rescuing 150 persons

ULSTEIN gets design and equipment contract for Van Oord’s new subsea rock installation vessel

Swire Blue Ocean A/S signs key contract for provision of installation vessel services to Bilfinger

Oil product flow via Russia’s southern ports will grow, IAA PortNews reports at seminar for oil companies

CSAV Group, Hapag Lloyd, Hamburg Süd, Aliança and NYK to jointly operate services between the East Coast of North America and Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay

Supply of crane equipment for MMPK Bronka start-up complex to commence in July 2015

The Swedish Transport Administration and APM Terminals at the Port of Gothenburg conduct trials with a 730-metre freight train

CMA CGM to implement a Low Sulphur Surcharge on all its trades in the Emission Control Areas

OCI Terminal Europoort is to invest €2 million in expanding the capacity

OOCL announces rate increase on Southeast Asia-Australia services

Georgia Ports Authority achieves 13 percent growth in container traffic in July - August

Crowley receives first two heavy-lift deck barges in Singapore

Steel cutting ceremony held for Sovcomflot’s pilot gas carrier under Yamal LNG project (photo)

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,062 points

IV Caspian Summit concluded with signing a joint declaration (photo)

Russia proposes holding full-scale five-party training exercises in 2016 for rapid response services