News 2014 October 30

Expert says bunker prices to swing around $5 or $10 PMT next week

Wilhelmsen Ships Service appoints new Ships Agency Manager for Singapore

Flag-of-convenience and ‘port-of-convenience’ practice can be introduced in Crimea’s sea harbors

Jan Rindbo appointed CEO of Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S

National Chamber of Shipping renamed as Russian Chamber of Shipping

Tchibo plans to import via Wilhelmshaven.

Rotterdam roll on/roll throughput up 8% to 15 mln tonnes in the first nine months of 2014

CMA CGM announces further blank sailings on its Asia/North Europe routes

Wärtsilä fuel efficient propulsion equipment chosen for two new fishing vessels

Hapag-Lloyd starts a new feeder service to and from Kokkola port

Crystal Cruises selected as Best Cruise Ship Line for record 21st time

MPE Interiors unveils partnership to install fast-fit modular ship accommodation

Admiralty Shipyards (Saint-Petersburg) lays down Veliky Novgorod and Kolpino submarines

One of the VLCCs in Vela fleet was transferred to Bahri's ownership

Yuri Dolgorukiy submarine of Russia’s Northern Fleet successfully launches intercontinental ballistic missile Bulava (photo)

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd establishes Service Companies in Qatar and Turkey

Norwegian Cruise Line reports financial results for Q3 2014

CMA CGM improves its service from Rouen to West Africa

67,000 yearlings of speckled trout released into Ladoga as Bronka compensatory measures (photo)

Mikhail Margelov appointed as Vice-President of Transneft

OPDR starts new service between Morocco and Northwest Europe

Pacific Drilling announces closing of $500 mln revolving credit facility

Transneft resumes oil loading onto tankers at three ports

CSAV receives new containerships

CMA CGM announces Winter Surcharge to imports into Russia/Baltic ports

Multipurpose Reloading Complex (Ust-Luga) allocates RUB 1.3 mln for social programmes in Jan-Sep’14

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,428 points

Oil price up to $87.12 in London and up to $82.2 in New York