News 2014 October 7

Indonesia’s Seafarer Union to enter into regional federation with transport unions from Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand

Throughput of Odessa Commercial Sea Port (Ukraine) up 12.1% to 17.6 mln t in Jan-Sep’14

Finnlines Plc starts employee co-operation negotiations concerning the crew of MS Finnsailor

Bunker prices at Far East ports remained flat in early 41st week (graph)

Anthony Veder Chartering Company opts for Zeebrugge’s LNG expertise

Europe fails to achieve its energy targets, Gazprom CEO says

Bore Ltd plans to focus on RoRo tonnage providing

Nevsky Shipyard lays down keel of self-propelled car and passenger ferry for Svir river crossing (photo)

Gazprom expects to produce 463 bln cbm of gas this year

CMA CGM upgrades its service between Africa and India and introduces a new call in Nhava Sheva, India

Gazprom and Shell take joint decision on expansion of LNG plant under Sakhalin II project

Hapag-Lloyd announces port omissions in Asia

Aleksey Miller forecasts LNG to account for 30% of worldwide gas sales in midterm period (photo)

The conference participants: New environmental regulations should be economically reasonable (photo release)

Star Bulk collects $8 .016 million from the sale of its claim against Pan Ocean

Keppel Nantong Shipyard lays down keels of two supply vessels for Filanovsky field project in Caspian Sea (photo)

Vladimir Kayashev appointed President of Summa Group

CMA CGM announces GRR from Asia to Red Sea ports

Iskes Towing & Salvage takes delivery of a Damen ASD 3212 tug

Samsung Heavy Industries wins order for three Arctic Shuttle Tankers worth USD 440 mln

Panama Canal cruise season officially begins

“Professor Khlyustin” ship completes the main part of its work in the Pacific

ERMA FIRST signs up for 9 ship sets with DSME in favor of Tsakos Shipping

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,028 points

Oil price up to $92.79 in London and up to $90.34 in New York

Boskalis says over 10 mln cbm of material to be dredged at Bronka port in 2014