News 2006 October 31

New terminal for transshipment of tropical oil put into operation at Yuzhny Commercial Seaport

Net profit of Rosneft down 55.4% in Q3 2006

Oil export duty may fall to $181 per ton from December 1 – Alexander Sakovich

OMZ to build warehouse terminal in Ekaterinburg

Ice formation at Arkhangelsk water territory

Saint Petersburg bridges not to be drawn up at night November 4-5

LUKOIL's RAS net profit falls 42.5% in Q3 2006

EPC global initiates RFID pilot to track containers between Hong Kong and Japan

Oil price down to $58.68 in London, and to $58.36 in New York

Yenisey Shipping Company transported 4.1 million tons of cargo in 2006

Shippers support ELAA data swap plan

Busan’s US$9BN revamp

Alien Group of companies to build cargo-and-passenger port in Sosnovy Bor (Leningrad Region)

Building of largest oil tanker begins in Dung Quat

Net profit of Transneft down 9% in January-September 2006

Evergreen Q3 net dives y/y on supply,investments

TBS International Limited announces the acquisition of a handymax bulk carrier expanding its fleet to 34 vessels

Latvia to introduce emergency situation schedule at Russian border from November 1

Singapore's Cosco Corp. Q3 profit jumps 26 pct

Matson says its China service is profitable

Varun Shipping to raise Rs 233 cr for fleet expansion

RAS net profit of Severstal down 7.4% in 9M06

China Shipping plans $457 mln new oil carriers

10-km long oil spill in Bulgarian part of the Danube

The Swan Hunter yard have been sold

Paradip port handled excess cargo this year

Net profit of Kuban River Shipping Company doubles in January-September 2006

The Jacksonville port signs 25-year lease with APM Terminals

Russian Black Sea Fleet may stay in Ukraine after 2017- Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich

Rosmorrechbunker’s training program “The bunker supply of the vessels: law aspects” opens November 27

Cosco starts calling at SICT on Shantou-SE Asia service

SCT takes delivery of quay cranes

Bimco wades into bunkers debate

Horizon pays dividend

CMB’S earnings down for 9 months

Exmar’s profit up

Braemar Seascope’s profit dips

Active search for sailors from sunken ship Sinegorye is extended in the Sea of Japan