News 2015 February 4

Vroon's VOS Glory leaves Fujian Shipbuilding Trading

Wison’s FLNG project entitled “National Key New Product”

Bangkok Container Depot Co. opened in Thailand

IAA PortNews updates dredging tenders announcements page

Kalmar introduces a new Gloria reachstacker

Transit cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route down 4.3 times to 274,300 t in 2014

CMA CGM implements THC and Port additional fee in Mozambique

Scorpio Tankers announces delivery of a newbuilding LR2 and the exercise of an option on a time chartered-in LR2

Kalmar launches new heavy forklift

Technip contracts Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam for major upgrade to Global 1200

MOL car carrier rescues drifting fishermen in South China Sea

Russian Railways increased container transportation by 3.7% to 3.2 mln TEUs in 2014

Diana Shipping announces direct continuation of time charter agreements for m/v Myrsini and m/v Norfolk with Clearlake

Hapag-Lloyd informs ad hoc cancellations of sailings due to US Westcoast congestion

Throughput of Ukraine’s seaports 14.7% to 11.39 mln t in Jan’15

Eldar Sætre appointed new president and CEO of Statoil

Trest Zapsibgidrostroi LLC to sponsor 2nd International Forum of Dredging Companies

Port of Taichung handled 122.62 million metric tons of cargo in 2014

Royal Caribbean International begins construction on fourth Oasis-class ship

Laky Verf presents new boat project 17MJ (graphics)

CMA CGM announces GRR from all South China ports to all Middle East Gulf ports

Kalmar secures orders for 512 terminal tractors in North America

Bunker prices at port St. Petersburg go up in early 6th week (graph)

Records achieved in Klaipeda Seaport in 2014

Baltic Dry Index down to 577 points

Oil price up to $57.91 in London and up to $53.05 in New York

Mohamed Saqr Alfalahi takes delivery of Albwardy Marine 20m aluminum patrol vessel