News 2006 December 14

PKN Orlen acquires 53.7% of Mazeikiu nafta's shares for $1.49 billion

Dangerous mandarins shipped to Sochi from Turkey

Mitvol's activities to undergo official inspection

Toll plans to spin off its port and rail units

The Yuriy Dolgorukiy submarine to leave for sea trials early in 2007

Qatar to nearly double LNG exports to Japan

Rizhao's volume to exceed 100m tons from Jan-Nov '06

Cargo transportation by Ukraine’s water transport up 5.8% in 10M06

Samskip says all of its 45ft meet new EU rules

MOL’S rating rises a notch

ANL Singapore firms Euro agency companies

Multraship salvages a tank barge

UAE investment in Pakistan to reach $50bn: envoy

Kherson Shipyard finalizes the first hull of a reefer ordered by Myklebust Prosjekt

Pakistan, India to sign new protocol on shipping

Diana Shipping Inc. files shelf Registration Statement

UAE-flagged ship sinks; crew rescued

Pakterminal is not to merge with E.O.S.

Carnival to build new Costa Cruises ship for European market

TOP Tankers announces new time-charter contracts for four Handymax tankers

BP Marine to add refuelling berths at Port of Salalah

New container terminal in Kerala to use inland waterways

Bodies of two sailors from lost ship found in Baltic Sea

Latvian government allocates almost $2 million for deepening of Ventspils port’s water territory

Oil price down to $61.33 in London, and up to $61.37 in New York