News 2007 February 7

Export of oil products via DTC-Vysotsk “LUKOIL-II” up 65.8% in Jan. 2007, y-o-y

NOMOS-Bank set up a leasing group

Cargo turnover of Iljichevsk Commercial Seaport down 9.9% in January 2007

Dutch government mulls changing TPA rules for new LNG terminals

Oil price up to $58.42 in London, and to $58.88 in New York

PSA signs 40-year commitment to operate Gwadar deepsea terminal

The ALLISE P. (5,041 teu) joins to Maersk Line

Evergreen rival hits out at South America move

PSA Muara Container Terminal decides to hand the operations at MCT back to the Brunei government

Marine Subsea Inc signes a contract with Ulstein Verft

Norwegian companies Awilco HT and Blystad get together

Cargo turnover of the port of Arkhangelsk down 32.1% in January 2007

Russia may join WTO this year, Economy Minister says

FESCO Lines Vladivostok started working on January, 1st, 2007

Cargo turnover of Liepaja port up 25.4% in Jan. 07

Throughput of Eesti Raudtee (Estonian railway) up 9% in Jan. 2007

Vladivostok Container Terminal ups transshipment by 4.2% in Jan. 07

Throughput of Vladivostok Commercial Seaport down 15% in January 2007

Soviet-era submarine sinks near Denmark

Ireland plans direct shipping route to America

Diana Shipping buys vessel for $93M

Onega Motorcar Terminal of Oslo Marine Group to use the berth No94 in the port of Saint Petersburg

Charleston, S.C., falls to fourth place among East Coast ports

East African ports hamstrung by congestion

Euro cruise 'now worth $10.75Bn'

Agreement signed for Gwadar Port operations

EU seeks cut in Poland’s shipyard capacity

China Shipping Container Lines rose sharply

Software firm sees disaster July 1 with new UK customs system

Liaoning foreign trade value up 18pc last year

Lianyungang handled 60,000 TEU sea-rail intermodal boxes in 2006