TURKISHMARITIME, Turkish, Straits, Ship, Shipyard, Shipbuilding, Pirates

26 fishermen are onboard Pirates hijacked four Yemeni fishing vessels with 26 Yemeni fishermen onboard.		Diana enters in time charter Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill for its Panamax dry bulk carrier m/v Calipso at a gross daily rate of US$23,000.

Old ship remaining removed The remains of a 32-foot section of a unique 18th century wooden ocean-going ship were removed on Friday from a construction site.		Freight futures support The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index .BADI, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose on Friday, helped by increases in cargo enquiries and freight derivatives contract buying.

15 new agreements signed Ministry of Transport and Communications in Oman signs 15 new agreement totaled $355.9 million covering various aspects of infrastructure including land, air and sea.		CMA CGM Leo is received CMA CGM has taken delivery of the CMA CGM Leo – the fifth in a series of twelve 11,400 TEU vessels ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries.

Nigeria asks for 2m barrels a day Nigeria wants its OPEC oil quota revised upwards to around 2 million barrels per day (bpd), the level it was at before militancy in the Niger Delta curbed its output in recent years.		Export cargoes to be deferred Formosa Petrochemicals Corp will defer several export cargoes of gasoline and diesel from end-August.


Increase in crewing costs Coastal trading vessels in Asia flying flags such as Singapore, Malaysia and Japan are set to be hit with hefty increases in crewing costs.		Port project is carried out The Sri Lankan government says construction of the first phase of the Hambantota Port project is almost complete.

New multimodal terminal planned The Port of Le Havre plans to build a new multimodal terminal that will act as a transfer platform for the transshipment of containers and trailers between rail and barge.		Oil tankers to discharge soon Private Iranian tanker operator NITC is storing crude oil on two tankers at sea which will discharge in the coming days.

New bulk carrier is delivered NYK took delivery of a new 88,000 DWT bulk carrier, Maizuru Bishamon, which was built at the Marugame Shipyard of Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.		11 pirates plead not guilty Eleven Somali nationals accused in separate pirate attacks on U.S. Navy ships off Africa have pleaded not guilty in Virginia to a new indictment.

1st cargo reaches Dalian China's Dalian Port has received its first very large crude carrier nearly two weeks after a pipeline blast that spilled oil into the sea and forced its only 300,000-tonne berth to shut		Brightoil pays $191m for company Brightoil Petroleum acquired an east China-based local fuel trading and logistics company for HK$1.485 billion ($191 million).


STX sings MoU with USC STX signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Russia's state-owned United Shipbuilding Coproation to help the Russian yard group modernize its shipyard facilities.		Tax regulations hold financing Chinese lenders’ attempts to expand financing for ships are being held back by tax regulations and a lack of expertise.

MOL declares profit Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is back in the black, declaring a fiscal first quarter profit of JPY20.8 billion (US$235.3 million) after last year's quarterly loss of JYP13 billion.		Tokyo MoU embarks CIC The eighteen member Authorities of the Tokyo MOU will embark on a concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on Harmful Substances (Marine Pollutants) Carried in Packaged Form.

Frontier acquired by Noble Noble Corporation announced that it has closed its acquisition of FDR Holdings Limited (Frontier).		Maersk to apply new charges Maersk Line is to apply a ‘heavy-weight’ surcharge on all cargo originating from Europe, the Middle East and India destined for all calls in Australia and the Pacific Islands.

Hijacked ship released Somali pirates on Thursday released a Turkish-owned cargo ship and its crew of 21 people nearly four months after seizing the vessel		Shipping cost surges The cost of shipping consumer goods from Asia to Canada is surging, with another price increase kicking in Sunday, as freight forwarders face a shortage of containers this summer and fall.