News 2015 February 19

MABUX: Bunker prices’ rebound to continue downward, with periods of volatility

Concordia Maritime increases exposure in the crude oil segment

Havyard and Fafnir win environmental award

Diana Shipping announces time charter contracts for m/v Semirio and m/v Sideris GS with Rio Tinto

Nordic Yards (Germany) holds name-giving ceremony for MPSVs Beringov Proliv and Murman (photo)

NORDEN achieves savings in relation to 9 vessels on long-term charter

Rosmorport forecasts 38.16 mln cbm of repair dredging in 2015-17

Pasha Hawaii achieves main engine light off for its new ConRo vessel, the M/V Marjorie C

Rosmorport to get four new dredging vessels in 2016-2017

Rosmorport says scope of construction/reconstruction dredging to make 30.8 mln cbm in 2015

Regulations on handling soil in the course of land reclamation to be approved in 2015

Zavod Hydromekhanizatsii delivers design of Arctic dredger for Siberian rivers to Rosmorrechflot

Damen has no plans to acquire Onega Shipyard in Karelia

Terminal Astafiev (Nakhodka) handles its first Panamax drybulk carrier

The SC Ports Authority container volume up 18 percent in January 2015

Van Oord eyes river flood preventing operations in Russia

Ro-ro service between the ports of Leixões and Rotterdam rises volumes

State contract signed for designing and construction of Kerch Strait bridge

Long Beach cargo slides 23.5 percent to 429,490 TEUs in January 2015

Crowley Accord Marine Management adds five tankers to its international ship management portfolio

Throughput of Ukraine’s river ports up 52.2% to 232,100 t in Jan’15

Passenger transportation by water transport in Ukraine doubled to 0.4 mln passengers in Jan’15

Oil price down to $60.53 in London and down to $52.14 in New York

Baltic Dry Index down to 509 points

Cargo transportation by Ukraine’s water transport up 33.4% to 0.3 mln t in Jan’15