News 2007 April 13

Throughput of Odessa region seaports up 18.9% in Q1 07, y-o-y

Russian imports from non-CIS countries up 50% in Q1 - FTS

Golden Ocean group bags four newbuilding contracts worth $296 mln

Emirates Shipping launches two new services

Indian government could abolish liner conferences

Georgia Ports eyes Asia trade

EU charges sea transport firms with running cartel

Nantong Port plans IPO to fund expansion

Saudi Arabia's Manifa project expected to boost oil production

Aker Kvaerner secures floater installation contract in the North Sea

GOGL acquires four capesize newbuilding contracts

Eight feared dead in North Sea boat tragedy

MSC reverts to Busan as hub at expense of Ningbo

Throughput of Ventspils nafta terminals doubles in Q1 07, y-o-y

Throughput of Russian ports up 9.5% in Q1 07, y-o-y

Transport to be navigated from space

Russia to suspend Thai rice imports as of May 1

Ukraine and Lithuania consider expansion of oil transport corridor “Caspian Sea - Black Sea”

Oil flow to Lithuania may restart

Throughput of Tuapse Commercial Seaport down 8% in Q1 07, y-o-y

EC charges Stolt-Nielsen, Odfjell and Jo Tankers

Los Angeles port terminals scrutinized

Sakhalin I, II operators post $857mln, $794mln earnings

Oil price up to $68.72 in London, and to $63.85 in New York

Transpetro signs agreements with Rio de Janeiro shipyard

Three killed after ship capsizes off Scotland

CSCL profit drops 76pc on rising oil, currency and falling rates

NOL handles more boxes but revenue drops on higher costs, lower rates

Maersk's MECL2 service starts calling at Port of Savannah

DTC "LUKOIL-II" (Vysotsk) to accept 100 thou tons of heavy fuel oil per month