News 2015 March 4

RF Ministry of Transport calls on prolongation of Government Decree No 383 on subsidizing of shipbuilding

SeaIntel’s Global Liner Performance February 2015 Report ranks ZIM 5th among top-20 carriers

Morstroytechnology suggests creating ice melting ship for operation at port Sabetta (video)

CMA CGM announces GRR from all Asian ports to North Europe trade

Krylov Center prepares technical project of drill ship intended for round-the-year operation in the Arctic

Evergreen Line enhances Southeast Asia service

Colombian authorities detain Chinese vessel bound for Cuba with illegal cargo of gunpowder, captain arrested

The new Hamad Port Project (Qatar) starts operations

Exports of Azeri oil up 9.7% to 4.09 mln t in Jan-Feb’15

Throughput of Sea Commercial Port of Illichivsk up 21.1% to 2.74 mln t in Jan-Feb’15

Territory of Free Port Vladivostok can obtain visa-free status

NYK expands containership service linking Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam

Bunker prices at port St. Petersburg go up this week (graph)

Newbuild PSV ‘Blue Queen’ on first mission in the North Sea

E-marine marks start of ambitious fleet expansion with dock trials of first new vessel (photo)

Baltic Dry Index up to 553 points

DFDS Seaways to move the Ficaria Seaways from the Gothenburg-Immingham to its Rotterdam-Immingham route

Throughput of Vostochny Port OJSC up 10.4% to 3.4 mln t of coal in Jan-Feb’15

CMA CGM to implement a blank sailing program due to the Chinese New Year period

Oil price up to $61.02 in London and up to $50.52 in New York

Nufarm (Melbourne) to close its plant at Botlek in the port of Rotterdam

The world’s largest container ship arrives to Rotterdam

CMA CGM announces Rate Restoration Program from North Europe ports to all Red Sea and Middle East ports