http://www.fairplay.co.ukContinuously updated news for the shipping and maritime community from Fairplay International Shipping Weekly.60TheNewsSystemSat, 04 Feb 2012 19:28:03 GMThttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000016CANADA’S National Energy Board has approved a second LNG export license in British Columbia, IHS World Markets Energy reported today.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:46:00 GMTPort: Kitimathttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000020THREE ships carrying a total of 40 mariners today are spending their third day trapped in ice in the Sea of Azov, Ukraine’s emergencies ministry said.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:38:00 GMTPort: Yeiskhttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000019FLORIDA officials have approved a 30-year lease for a $72M container transfer facility at Port Everglades.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:00 GMTPort: Port Evergladeshttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000018SANCTIONS legislation against Iran is moving swiftly and co-operatively through a US Congress more typically mired in partisan rancour.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:02:00 GMThttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000009DUTCH marine services group Van Oord today renewed its order for a 6,500dwt wind turbine installation vessel at Hamburg’s Sietas yard.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:11:00 GMTCompany: J J Sietas (Schiffswerft) KG GmbH & CoCompany: Van Oord Dredging & Marine Contractors BVhttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000014THE RESTIS family has injected $10M into NASDAQ-listed Seanergy, and the drybulk company has finalised loan amendments from Marfin Egnatia Bank.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:04:00 GMTCompany: Seanergyhttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000003CONTAINER service reliability reportedly reached a new high in the final quarter of 2011, with an on-time average of 69% across all trades.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:54:00 GMTCompany: Hanjin Shipping Co LtdCompany: China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co (COSCO)Company: Maersk A/Shttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000006LIVERPOOL is set to become a cruise turnaround port under an agreement with the UK government.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:44:00 GMTPort: SouthamptonPort: Liverpoolhttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000012CANADIAN National Railway and its locomotive engineers have reached a settlement to end a five day strike.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:24:00 GMTCompany: NuStar Energy LPhttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000008DANISH ferry operator DFDS and France’s LD Lines said today they plan to launch their new Dover/Calais service on February 17.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:47:00 GMTPort: CalaisPort: DunkirkPort: Le HavrePort: DoverCompany: DFDS A/SCompany: SeaFrance SACompany: Louis Dreyfus Lines SAShttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120202000024UP TO five ships carrying 400,000 tonnes of grain to Iran have reportedly been diverted to new destinations because EU sanctions are holding up payments.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:14:00 GMThttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000001MAJOR Australian mining companies will have less say in operating Western Australia’s ports under changes sought by its government.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:11:00 GMTPort: BunburyPort: FremantlePort: Anketellhttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000005AET TANKERS has apparently beaten the VLCC spot market, after its Eagle Valencia was booked by Venezuelan oil company PDVSA for $30,000 per day for six months.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:10:00 GMTPort: SingaporeCompany: Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA)Company: AET Tankers Pte Ltdhttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000004SHARP recent drops in drybulk rates have sunk the BDI, but this has not been reflected in share prices of listed bulker companies, broker sources have noted.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:39:00 GMTCompany: Fearnleys AShttp://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120203000002SINGAPORE securities group UOB Kay Hian warned today that nickel ore demand growth might slow this year.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:16:00 GMT