News 2007 February 28

Container turnover of Ukraine’s ports up 23.7% in 2006

Ha Long Shipyard (Vietnam) starts construction on 54,000-ton freighter

DP World submits project proposals to CPT in Vallarpadam terminal

AXS-Alphaliner reveals Far East-Europe ocean container capacity figures

Railion and Polish PCC Rail set up JV

French offshore company Bourbon announces massive ship construction programme

DP World failed merger deal with Mermaid Marine Australia

Vehicle carrier's owner fined for pollution in Australia

LUKOIL to invest $250 million into the forth phase of Vysotsk DTC

EU deputies review maritime rules in wake of accidents

Dry-cargo ship project RSD 17 "Shirvan" for Palmali Group launched at Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard

RZD OJSC ups transportation of ferrous metal by 10.6% in 2006

LUKOIL to start construction of bottled gas production plant in 2007

Kazakhstan mulls gas exports to global markets via Azerbaijan

Oil price up to $61.36 in London, and to $61.46 in New York

CMA CGM introduces new service between Hamburg and Australia / New Zealand.

Holland America Line returns to its traditional base in Rotterdam

The operating result of HSH Nordbank at its shipping division eased by 5% to €248M in 2006

Frontline announces profits of USD 516 million in 2006

Deep Sea Supply announces net profits of NOK 235.2 million

ICTSI (Manila) plans to develope new box terminal in Subic Bay

China Merchants boosting its fleet

Hamburg-Sud goes weekly on the Atlantic

Dubai World eyes Georgia’s Black Sea port of Poti

Euroseas Ltd. announces updates to its fleet profile

Ports of Indiana (USA) breaks record in 2006

Norsk Hydro charters FPSO vessel from Moller-Maersk for Brazil's Peregrino field

Australian shipbuilder Austal buys Tassie shipyard in Tasmania

Food aid ship remains in pirates’ hands

PIL opens service in transpacific trades

ANL adds Oakland call to service

Container congestion hits Dar es Salaam port (Tanzania)

Congestion charges lifted at Kota Kinabalu port (Malasia)