News 2006 November 3

RZD needs to invest RUR 1.72 trillion within three years

Hyundai Heavy profit climbs on higher prices

West-Siberian Railway loads 212.3 million tons in 10M06

China-Germany container train begins formal operation

Container handling at Taiwan's major ports keeps rising

Rosneft obtains largest loan in Russia's history

LA, Long Beach ports to get more scanners to check cargo

Yang Ming and K Line design specific VLCS Asia-Europe loop

Novoship to place at Russian market 17.5% of shares bought from Akropol bank

China Merchants Energy IPO launches a $734m initial public offering

US bank JP Morgan move into chartering

Thamesport lost Grand Alliance

K-Line Logistics establishes new JV in Australia

UPS extends Trade Direct service to Japan

APM Terminals acquires 61% stake in Nord France Terminal

China approves Savi’s active RFID supply chain products

US Shipping Partners’ Q3 loss

4 Japanese ships to be checked off Russia's Pacific coast

Deep Sea Supply’s increase earnings

Costa Rica dock strike settled

Novorossijsk Commercial Seaport liquidates its Anapa branch

Container turnover of Ukrainian state ports up 25.9% in 9M06

Vyborg port 10M06 turnover exceeds annual result of 2005

Klaipedos nafta decreases oil products transshipment by 3.9% in 10M06

Sergei Naryshkin appointed Director General of Taganrog Commercial Seaport

Cargo turnover of Novorossisk Central Forwarding Company up 73.7% in 10M06

Yalta Commercial Seaport handles 145.6 thou tons in 9M06

Sovcomflot reports net profit growth by 40% in 9M06

Two new Super Post Panamax cranes for the mega port of Balboa

ONGC joins INSA

Ukraine Customs introduces automated system of information exchange

Pakistan launches first luxury cruise liner

Oil price down to $57,87 in London, and to $57,88 in New York

Norwegian Cruise Lines orders two more ships

Sime Engineering to expand shipyard capacity

Cargo turnover of Mariupol Commercial Seaport up 10.3% in 9M06

STX Pan Ocean to start Gulf Asia service

DHL Global Forwarding appoints Sam Ang vice president

Shanghai International's throughput up 23.2pc in Q3

Vostochny Port handles 13.564 million tons of cargo in 10M06

Moscow railway loads 82.2 tons in 10M06