News 2014 December 12

Cargo throughput at Ukraine's seaports rose 5.1% in January-November to 129.2 million tonnes

Sovfraht handles project cargo shipment from Italy to Antipinsky Refinery (photo)

Aker Solutions set to deliver modules for world's first subsea compression system

General Dynamics NASSCO and Braemar LNG BV announce LNG containment technology licensing agreement

ITF calls for implementation of new IMO measures on safe manning

Kuwait Oil Company names latest ASD 3212 tug in Romania

Kalmar gains order for zero-emission RTGs as Gdynia Container Terminal increases capacity in Poland

Severnaya Verf launches Project 22350 frigate Fleet Admiral Kasatonov

OAO Sovcomflot changes full brand name to PAO Sovcomflot

Meyer Turku contracted to build new generation LNG powered fast ferry for Tallink

BHP Billiton ships one billion tonnes of iron ore to China

Maaskant Shipyards applies innovative solutions on board MV Tridens

Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen carries out extensive cruise ship maintenance

Murmansk Shipping Co. slams rate hike for icebreaking service in the Arctic

Krylov Centre and FESRC join hands to develop ship designs, marine solutions

44% of Chile fruit exports to Europe goes through Netherlands

Rolls-Royce and VTT unveil a vision of Ship Intelligence with futuristic oX bridge concept

Projected Indiga Port to have an oil terminal

Duisport Group to handle a total cargo volume of 65 million tons in 2014

EUROGATE Container Terminal Bremerhaven handled its 1-millionth standard rail container

Baltic Dry Index falls by 24 pts to 877 points

Panama Canal completes transfer of all gates for the new locks in the Pacific

Brent Crude futures price drop to $63,68 in London, in New York - to $59.95

Boskalis subsidiary Smit Lamnalco acquires Australian towage company

A Marshall Islands flagged bulker docked at Novorossiysk port caught fire

Damen Shipyards Sharjah lays down two ASD tugs for Sharjah Ports Authority (photo release)