News 2007 March 5

Russian register of shipping: results of year

Cargo turnover of the port of Caucasus up 19.9% in Jan.-Feb. 07, y-o-y

Cargo turnover of Iljichevsk container terminal up 33.2% in Jan.-Feb. 07, y-o-y

Balkans oil pipeline deal to be signed next week

DNV sails away with 50 per cent market share of new shipbuilding contracts in Middle East & India

Aker Yards to build anchor handling supply vessels for DOF

Bulker cracks 'painted over'

NOL and SITC form container terminal JV in northern China

Railion and Green Cargo set up JV

AP Moller-Maersk’s new 11,000 TEU vessel is christened

GAL adds two vessels to South Africa-Mexico/US service

Throughput of Petersburg Oil Terminal totals 1.66 million tons in Jan.-Feb. 07, y-o-y

RF Transport Ministry to suspend unification of tariffs for transportation to Russian ports and border crossings

Cargo turnover of the port of Temryuk up 55% in Jan.-Feb. 07, y-o-y

China to slash growth to 8%

U.S.-flag OSV operators set for $3 billion fleet expansion

Horizon Lines reports record earnings

STX Shipbuilding swings to profit in 2006

US Senate rejects 100% box scanning

Strike of workers in port of Glasgow plans for today

Wan Hai to offer shuttle service from HK to Japan

Maersk prepares to raise rates on Asia to ECSA

Hamburg Sud makes its Trident Service weekly

XICT (China) adds eight cranes to container operation

NOL urges Vietnam to build deepwater ports to boost growth

Israel may invest US$6 billion in developing maritime sector over 50 years

Port Klang (Malaysia) slips in world port ranking

Truck delays costly at Auckland container port (New Zealand)

The Saif Powertech Limited to operate container terminal of Chittagong Port

Palmali Shipping (Turkey) cements links with Russian shipbuilders

Vinashin (Vietnam) to build six transnational express vessels

China Shipping signs an agreement on the organization of the JV

US Mount Vernon river port sets a record

Diana Shipping temporarily grounds bulk carrier, to lose revenue

UK Swan Hunter shipyard makes ?3m profit

Viktor Lenac (Croatia) finally gets owner

Kobe shipyard (Japan) builds eighth of ten vessels for Evergreen

Japan poacher captain penalized 300,000 roubles