News 2007 March 2

Throughput of Batumi Oil Terminal (Georgia) down 19.6% in Jan.-Feb. 07, y-o-y

Russia ups oil production 4.3% in Jan-Feb

Export of Russia’s grain to total 10 million tons in agricultural year of 2006-2007

Throughput of the port of Tallinn up 16% in Feb. 07, y-o-y

Saint Petersburg Governor signs contract with TALL SHIPS RACES (EUROPE) LIMITED on hosting of the competition in 2009

Cargo turnover of Russia’s seaports up 3.3% in 2006 – head of Rosmorrechflot

Maersk to invest in logistics facilities of Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary

Loading of Far Eastern Railway totals 3.9 million tons in Feb. 07, y-o-y

V.Ships and IMC end Asian venture

Hamburg Sud boosts OZ/NZ service

Aker’s NKR4BN deal

NOL to grow network of terminals, may expand to Europe

Q3 profit of Msia's MISC jumps to RM944.5m

Sea freight futures seen growing to US$150b in 5 years

ANL confirms its participation in CMA CGM’s NEMO service

Kuehne+Nagel launches Europe-wide groupage network

Saigon Shipmarin builds first cargo vessels for Japan

Ukraine considers proposal of Chinese companies on supply of equipment to Ukrainian ports

Cargo turnover of Northern Railway up 1.1%, in February 07, y-o-y

Cargo turnover of NUTEP up 72.1% in Jan.-Feb. 07, y-o-y

Oil price up to $62.11 in London, and to $62.00 in New York

Cargo turnover of Azov-and-Don Basin ports triples in Jan.-Feb. 07, y-o-y

TBS orders six ships from Chinese shipyard

GE Shipping takes delivery of product tanker Jag Parwar

Aker, Aker Kvaerner, and Aker Yards to establish the company Aker Innovation

Austal confirms ten ferry order from Macau

Navios announces new long-term time charters

Matson and J.B. Hunt Transport Services are partners in services from China to the USA

Zim to buy cargo ships for $266.4m

Cape Town loses its bunker barge service

Shortage of sailors becomes acute for Korean lines

Burning ship sinks off coast of Haiti

China Shipping plans to sign a cooperation agreement with China Railway

Labroy Marine (Singapore) starts 2007 with $1.06 billion in orders

Norwegian chemcarrier leaks fuel oil in Elbe

The Swedish Ship Mortgage Bank paid out EUR 193 million in new loans last year

The turnover of Birka Line Abp was EUR 94.70 million in 2006

The Nam Trieu (Vietnam) to build two 700 TEU container ships for Germany

Chinese shipmakers threaten Korea's high-value builders

Norwegian court seizes Russian trawler Skarus

STX Pan Ocean (Korea) Q4 profit quadruples