News 2014 October 2

Bunker prices to continue bearish trend next week

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik comments on the Court’s ruling on the dredging of the river Elbe

Swissco completes acquisition of four additional rigs

IAA PortNews publishes photo release dedicated to International Conference "Impact of Shipping on Air in Europe"

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces the appointment of Mr. Diego Aponte as President and CEO

Carnival Corporation program expected to save more than one bln gallons of fuel by end of 2014

CMA CGM wins the prestigious Lloyd’s List award for Corporate Social Responsibility 2014

Identec Solutions supplies CTAS 7.0 Reefer system to King Abdullah Port, Saudi Arabia

M/V Anatoly Sidenko built by Lotos Shipyard (Astrakhan) sets off for her maiden voyage

CHCA-BIFA to host seminars on new code of practice for packing of CTUs

Hamburg Süd opens office in Gandhidham, India

Statoil and its partners completed their joint seismic acquisition project in the south-eastern Barents Sea

SOCAR announces its exports of oil products in Jan-Sep’14

SOCAR’s exports of crude oil via port Novorossiysk total 762,582 t in Jan-Sep’14

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines holds a naming ceremony for the LNG Venus

Saipem awarded new offshore E&C contracts in the Gulf of Mexico totalling $750 million

Damen's ASD 2810-series tug "MV Kairi" heads for Trinidad

Ukrainian Government denounces agreement with Russia on Kerch Strait

BESIX to construct a new deepwater berth in Gdansk

ClassNK establishes new Renewable Energy Department

Decision taken to boost Blue Stream’s capacity to 19 billion cubic meters

Nenets region authorities: Sanctions will hinder implementation of oil and gas projects

Port Indiga (Nenets autonomous region) to handle both LNG and containers

CMA CGM to extend TBL coverage of Democratic Republic of Congo

Consumption of LNG as bunker fuel in Europe may reach 4 mln t by 2030, Gazprom Export says (photo)

Intermodal Europe 2014 session to focus on ocean freight data

DP World acquires Dubai - based World Security FZE

Tall ship Mir arrives in Kaliningrad for routine maintenance

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

Sovcomflot hit finals of Platts Global Energy Awards 2014

Operational waters of LPG transshipment complex put into operation at port Ust-Luga (photo)

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,055 points

Oil price down to $94.16 in London and down to $90.73 in New York