News 2015 May 28

BW LPG announces appointment of new CFO

Deepocean awarded four year contract by GDF Suez E&P Norge

Marine Façade welcomes MSC Sinfonia on her maiden call to Saint-Petersburg (photo)

EUROGATE Container Terminal Bremerhaven gets new weekly transatlantic service

The first in a series of 27,500 cbm 'Dragon' class vessels delivered to Evergas

Qatargas sells the first LNG cargo to the Kingdom of Jordan to commission the terminal

Containerships adds port of Zeebrugge to the service between Finland, Russia and Baltic states

Bunker prices at Far East ports up in late 22nd week (graph)

BMT secures contract with Endeavour Energy for Africa’s first ever LNG import terminal

Sea Shepherd seeks U.S. injunction against Japanese whaling

Irregular trend in world bunker prices is expected to be continued

Flag-hoisting ceremony held for patrol ship Sapfir in Primorsk Territory (photo)

CMA CGM implements Emergency Port Congestion Surcharge in Matadi, DRC

Krylov State Research Center hosts discussion on import substitution in marine technology

Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach create supply chain working groups

Abu Dhabi Terminals opens polymer packing facility at Khalifa Port

Throughput of Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port down 14.2% to 884,100 t in Jan-Apr’15

First Damen TwinAxe order for offshore oil & gas

Hapag-Lloyd updates Scandinavian services

Alu Design eyes mass appeal with new OP chair range, offering simplicity, flexibility and value

Construction begins on Crowley’s second Commitment Class, LNG-powered ConRo ship for use in the Puerto Rico trade

7 companies submit bids for designing of icebreakers to support operations at Novy Port terminal (Yamal)

Wärtsilä wins Ballast Water Management Systems order for three new container vessels

Baltic Dry Index up to 587 points

Oil price down to $62.02 in London and down to $57.51 in New York

COSCO issues update on shipbuilding contracts for two platform supply vessels