News 2006 October 5

Russia to enter Tokyo Memorandum "white list" in 2007 - Reshetov

Astrakhan division of Volga Railway loaded 7.4 million tons of cargo within 9 months of 2006

South-Urals Railway loaded 7.99 million tons of cargo in September 2006

West-Siberia Railway loaded 189.95 million tons of cargo within 9 months of 2006

Government financing of FEFD’s transport facilities to make 44.6 billion rubles in 2007-2010 – Alexander Misharin

MOL Opens “MOL Class” at Merchant Marine Universities in Vietnam

Descartes and SCG create service alliance

Ukrrechflot (Ukraine) has taken delivery of the sixth Bug-series motor vessel

Stolt-Nielsen orders four more at Floro and Kleven Design

Stena Line extends its commitment to use Harwich International Port

Maersk unveils 11,000-TEU Estelle Maersk

China Cosco seeks US$974m from share sale

Cargo turnover of Klaipedos terminalo grupe (Lithuania) amounted over 9 months of 2006 to 165.4 thou TEU

Container turnover of Odessa Sea Trade Port (Ukraine) grew in January-September 2006 by 37.8% to 279.4 thou TEU

Mikhail Fradkov to discuss Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline construction in Greece

EU antitrast laws set to affect tramp shipping

Ports of Odessa region (Ukraine) handled 7.2 thou vessels in the first half of 2006

Rosneft to invest $8 bln in Far East by 2011

Oil price was up to $59.22 in London, and to $59.41 in New York

Nakhodka oil-loading sea trade port to pay 50 thou rubles

Gorkovskaya Railway loaded 32.7 million tons of cargo over 9 months of 2006