News 2006 October 17

Court refuses to consider Sakhalin-2 case

Maersk scraps Nedlloyd service to Australia and New Zealand

FESCO accepts the third container carrier built at JinlingYard (China)

Russian Railways to commence regular container traffic via the Transsiberian Mainline late in 2006

Oil and gas production results of Sakhalin region in 9M06

Oktyabrskaya Railway freight transportation up 0.8% in 9M06

River port of Komsomolsk-on-Amur to close for international transport and vessels

Railion to start ferry services to Baltijsk in December

Court to review lawsuit against ministry on Sakhalin II probe

Russia’s coal production up 4.1% in Jan.-Sep. 2006

Russia posts 24% y-o-y increase in gas exports in Jan-Aug. 2006

Surgutneftegaz, TNK-BP, Burneftegaz win bids for Siberia oil sites

Russia’s production of mineral fertilizers down 3.7% in Jan.-Sep. 2006

Russia’s production of rolled ferrous metal up 7.4% in Jan.-Sep. 2006

Russia’s oil production up 2.3% in Jan.-Sep. 2006

Intertanko blasts non-ratification of TBT ban

Rinad Sakayev assumes the office of a deputy head of Rosvodresursy

MOL orders 4 VLGCS

Keel-laying of a new vessel at Blagoveshchensk Shipyard

Batumi Shipyard to build 10 Black Shark boats for Georgia’s Ministry of Defense

JSC Acron acquires 50.01% of Baltic Chemical Terminal stock

Oil price was up to $59.96 in London, and to $59.94 in New York

Fitch keeps Mazeikiu Nafta on Rating Watch Positive

Container turnover of Ukrainian ports up 29.5% in 8M06

ConocoPhillips pays Puget spill fine

Russian Railways IAS net profit rises 49% in 2005

Crash of cargo ships in the USA

Hamburg Sud to make Trident upgrade

Emirates unveils Hyper Galex service

Railway Freight Transportation in Ukraine up 6% in Jan.-Sep.