News 2006 November 7

Liepaja port handles 3.3 million tons of cargo in 10M06

Cargo turnover of Tuapse port down 1.2% in Jan.-Oct. 06

Cargo turnover of Klaipeda port up 9.7% in 10M06

Sheskharis oil harbor raises transshipment of fuel cargo by 1% in Jan.-Oct.06

RZD loading up 3.1% in January-October 2006

Transshipment of mineral fertilizers by Russian seaports down 21.3% in Jan.-Sept.

Russia has no plans to cut oil production –Zhukov

Ukrtatnafta’s refining output up 0.5% in January-October

100 ships more for Germanischer Lloyd

Nordic American’s “solid” earnings

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. purchases 16,600 of its common shares

Global Carriers’ RM250m fleet replacement

Freight Management Holdings aims for double digit profit growth

Transneft ships 39.9 million tons of oil via Novorossijsk in Jan.-Oct. 06

Macquarie to buy Halterm for C$172.8 mln

2nd container terminal at Chennai port

MOL closes acquisition of 50% shares of joint venture NWOG-MOL from North-West Oil Company

HK's Pacific Basin to sell $156 mln new shares

Greek merchant fleet remains buoyant

Hyundai starts construction of tanker for Primorje Sea Shipping Company

A disused shipyard on Teesside will be used to construct a ?300m offshore drilling platform

S. Korean shipbuilders win 44.1 pct of global orders this year

IMB defends Bangla piracy data

Savi gains approval for RFID products in China

Port of Tangshan completes channel expansion project

Lanzhou plans to build nine logistics parks

SCI to launch Hyper Galex service

YIT Lentek and EPI Russia to build logistics center in Saint Petersburg

Cemex (Mexico) to build $5.2 million terminal in Liepaja (Latvia)

Oil price up to $59.75 in London, and to $60.02 in New York