News 2006 November 20

Net profit of Tuapse Commercial Seaport down 12.3% in January-October 2006

Sheskharis loaded 907.375 thou tons in November 13 -19

French court fines Lietuvos juru laivininkyste for EUR 230 for oil spill

EU demands that Turkey opens its ports to Cypriot ships before mid-December

Ukrainian Transportation Ups

Odessa shipbuilding plant to join Odessa Commercial Seaport

MMC Norilsk Nickel to acquire Nickel Business from OM Group for $408 million

Hutchison Port Holdings signs Port of Manta concession

APM Terminals signs concession agreement in Bahrain

Russia-Poland Committee to discuss cooperation in transport sphere

Interest swaps hit Golar

Wagenborg ship detained by UK

Hydro renews Farstad charter

Canada to spend US$37m on port security

Malaysian investor almost quit Sri Lanka

Russia’s crude petroleum refining totaled 176.74 million tons in January-October 2006

Luka Koper sings deal with world's 13th largest port

CPA seeks 24-hr time to resume gantry crane operation at port

Bahrain companies in maritime business drive at specialised regional forum

Croatian shipyard launches a tanker for Latvian Shipping Company

Israel's Zim signs $44 mln joint venture in China

UAE-based GAC forms alliance with Norway's oldest shipping agency

Russia’s foreign trade turnover grew 28.3% in January-September 2006

PKN Orlen to finalize the purchase of Mazeikiu nafta by December 15

The ports of Estonia handled 34.1 million tons of cargo in 10M06

Oil price was $58.99 in London, and $58.97 in New York

China Shipping eyes PTP stake

MSC announces independent transatlantic rate restoration

Ningbo sees double-digit growth in trade

Qinzhou port container volume surges 69pc y-o-y to October

Senator Lines concludes 'painful' downsizing talks

Xiamen port cargo surpasses last year's total, hits 3.3m TEU

Mainland Cepa imports from Macau set record

PG Logistics to open in 15 cities in China