News 2014 December 19

Ocean Yield ASA sells the seismic vessel Geco Triton

Cargo transportation by inland water ways of Russia down 8.8% to 122.3 mln t in Jan-Nov’14

Hapag-Lloyd informs about week without sailing on its Japan Express Service

General Dynamics NASSCO starts construction of APT-2 ECO Tanker

Marine Engineering Bureau – SPb designs two new railway ferries for Crimea-Kavkaz line (graphics)

Mitsui to participate in new container terminal development in Jakarta jointly with Ipc, Nyk Line & Psa

Hapag-Lloyd informs about a week without sailing on its South China 2 Service

IACS OKs two URs for bulk carriers and oil tankers, to enter into force on July 1, 2015

TTS Group ASA secures contract for the delivery of one 800 tonne Leg-Encircling Crane

RF Transport Minister says Murmansk will become major port hub for Russia to take hold of continental shelf and NSR

BMT TITRON designs 'Mama Vessels'

Preliminary figures indicate 5% increase of Russian seaports’ throughput to 620 mln t this year, RF Transport Minister says

SAMWAF Line to call at Lobito

MOL implements new rotations of the East Japan Korea Thailand Service and a new Manila feeder service

Teekay Tankers agrees to acquire five modern Aframax tankers

Manga Terminal Oy to construct LNG terminal in Tornio, Finland

Novorossiysk-Sevastopol container line launched to link Crimea with mainland

Damen Shipyards Galati wins prestigious Dutch Romanian Business Award

THC in Russian Far East ports to be revised for all cargoes as from January 18th, 2015 - CMA CGM

Repair of nuclear-powered submarine Yekaterinburg completed at Zvezdochka shipyard (photo)

The first Damen Stan Patrol 3007 arrives at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem in the Netherlands for outfitting

Wärtsilä receives full notice to proceed for its first LNG terminal in Tornio, Finland

Cecon to complete Hull 719 project

Russian Railways cut transport costs by 0.7% in 2014, Yakunin says

Three further “K” Line vessels to install ClassNK-NAPA GREEN eco-efficiency software

Fincantieri gets order from Carnival for the construction of two new cruise ships

Oil price down to $59.27 in London and down to $54.36 in New York

Vroon announces keellaying ceremony for Gloucester Express

Baltic Dry Index down 1.57% to 814 points

Multraship and Damen agree deals for three more ASD Tugs

High-speed crew boat Muslim Magomayev delivered in Azerbaijan (photo)

RF Transport Ministry publishes Programme for public discussion of Ministry’s plan of activities in 2013-2018 (2015)