News 2006 December 19

Loading of RZD OJSC up 3% in 2006

Strategy for development of Russia’s shipbuilding industry - Sergei Ivanov

National Container Company finalizes its corporate restructuring

Export duty on oil to remain unchanged

Russia to boost its shipbuilding market share

North-West Alliance to start oil export via new terminal in Vistino from 2009

Cargo turnover of Kaliningrad Commercial Seaport down 11.3% in 11M06

RG Government introduces unified seaports administrations as federal government bodies

OAO RZD hikes investment

Oil and gas condensate production in Russia in IQ 2007 planned at 119 mln tons

Valery Levchenko appointed Director General of Vyborg Shipyard

Keel-laying of a containership at Lotos shipyard for Rensen Shipbuilding BV

Diana Shipping Inc. announces long term time charter contract for MV Triton

Wakkanai-Korsakov ferry service terminated till end of winter

RZHD subs to have RUR 4.3bn in net profit

FESCO-Altay finalizes its sea trial

Norwegian heavyweights Norsk Hydro and Statoil get together

Finnie cleared of wrongdoing in controversy over ?10m shipbuilding contract

NYK launches first of its eight biggest box ships

Oil price down to $62.13 in London, and to $62.79 in New York

MTL to pour US$1.2b in expanding mainland ports over coming three years

Germany's TUI to sell Montreal terminal to cut costs, debt

Gateway Distriparks to win CFS Jawaharlal Nehru Port contract

Making containers easier and cheaper to load Down Under

Congestion problems eased at Durban container terminal