News 2014 December 5

Paradise Cruise&Ferry arranges media-cruise Sochi-Istanbul-Batumi-Sochi on board M/V Isabella 1 on December 25-30

ITF issues comment on Aqaba port conflict

Zamakona Yards signs collaboration agreement with GS - Hydro

Dmitry Medvedev views Bronka port’s show case at Transport Week - 2014 (photo)

Statoil extends rig suspensions

RF Transport Minister sets out priorities for 2015

CMA CGM to improve its services between the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and East Africa

Dmitry Medvedev thinks it is necessary to boost capacity of Russian seaports in 2015

RF Transport Ministry forecasts throughput of Russian ports to hit 620 mln t this year

CMA CGM announces GRR from all Asian ports to all Middle East Gulf ports

Second day of "Transport of Russia" exhibition brings signing of 7 cooperation agreements for Rosmorport

Krylov State Research Center opens new ice test basin

Diana Shipping Inc. announces time charter contract for m/v Salt Lake City with K Noble

Pella shipyard (Leningrad region) lays down second hydrographic ship of project 11982 for RF Navy (photo)

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company suspends Congestion Surcharge for the port of Sohar, Oman

Vroon orders additional livestock carrier

Official opening of biomass terminal at Port of Hull signals start of City’s renewables revolution

Teekay LNG signs charter contracts with Shell for five newbuild LNG carriers

Bunker prices at port St. Petersburg up in late 49th week (graph)

Rosmorport signs several agreements at Transport Week - 2014

Yuzhny port’s throughput in Jan-Nov hits 43.45 mln t, exceeds annual result of 2013

Baltic Dry Index down to 1,019 points