News 2015 May 12

Torlak Shipping shipyard backs Russian candidate for IMO leadership

DMCA to introduce in June its investment programme at Nor-Shipping, Oslo

Damen delivers Multi Cat 2613 to Scotmarine

Ministry of Industry and Trade aims at 30-pct reduction of Russia’s dependence form foreign shipbuilding by 2020

The CMA CGM Group signs an agreement to operate a logistics platform in cooperation with a Cuban company

Crowley to build a new pier at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Bunker prices at Far East ports up in early 20th week (graph)

Throughput of port Kavkaz up 2.8 times to 4.54 mln t in Jan-Apr’15

The Taiwan International Ports Corporation promotes the EcoPort model among its subsidiary port organizations

Navig8 Product Tankers Inc announces the sale of 3 LR2 vessels

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO up to RUB 9,803 in RF spot market

BW LPG announces delivery of VLGC Berge Summit

Port of Tauranga to welcome mega cruise liner

Throughput of port HaminaKotka (Finland) down 4.2% to 4.4 mln t in Jan-Apr’15

ICTSI 1Q 2015 net income up 3% to US$54 million

Two cruise ships of Carnival Corporation & plc call Passenger port of Saint Petersburg

Mitsui contracts the eighth LNG ship for Cameron LNG Export Project in the U.S.A.

Sosnovka Shipyard lays down two buoy-laying vessels of project BLV04 for Rosmorport (photo)

General Dynamics NASSCO starts construction on fourth American Petroleum ECO Tanker

Olga Bragina appointed as Acting Deputy General Director for State Property Management of FSUE Rosmorport (photo)

CMA CGM announces General Rate Restoration from Asia to Mozambique

Statoil announces changes in corporate structure and top management team

Hapag-Lloyd announces enhancesments in the Baltic Short Sea Network

Scorpio Tankers announces agreements to acquire four LR2 product tankers and newbuilding vessel deliveries

Throughput of Nikolaev Sea Trade Port (Ukraine) up 0.6% to 6.92 mln t in Jan-Apr’15

FSV Group takes delivery of customised barge for Norwegian aquaculture support

Meyer Turku delivers Mein Schiff 4 to TUI Cruises

New G6 Alliance transatlantic service to make regular once-weekly calls at EUROGATE Container Terminal Bremerhaven

Lithuania takes first significant steps toward attracting Chinese investments in logistics

“K” Line enters long-term time charter to serve Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

PGA takes Partnership of the 3rd Intermodal Freight Transport Forum 2015

Baltic Dry Index up to 578 points