News 2007 May 7

Novorossijsk Commercial Seaport RAS net profit down 7.7% in Q1 07, y-o-y

Throughput of the port of Temryuk up 14.8% in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

Throughput of the port of Caucasus up 7.2% in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

China rejects 4 container conferences' THC hikes

Surcharges for cargo from US East Coast to go up

Amanda Group venture bags US$250m job

ThyssenKrupp Steel to concentrate slab logistics at Rotterdam port

New container terminal proposed for Texas

Baltic Plant makes equipment for the atomic power plant

OAO RZD sums-up results for April 2007

Throughput of Reni Commercial Seaport (Ukraine) up 9.6% in Q1 07, y-o-y

Ust-Luga's net profit under RAS made RUR 3.979 million in Jan-Mar 2007

OAO RZD invested RUR 49 bln in development of company

PRISCO gets $375 million credit for construction of tankers

Russian Railways selects leasing companies to supply rolling stock

Throughput of the port of Yuzhny up 1.4% in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

Construction of a deep-water berth complex starts at Kunashir (Kuril Isles)

Krasnodar railroad transportation to be changed – minister

Gazprom Neft reports drop in net profit

Throughput of Vladivostok Container Terminal up 14% in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

Oil price down to $65.31 in London, and to $61.93 in New York

Samsung Heavy wins 1.19-tln-won shipbuilding order

Global Shipping & Logistics signs deal with DHL-Danzas and Master Foods

Israeli ports await master plan

Russia seeks role in Iran-India pipeline

Hutchison JV pays US$1.27b to run Turkey's second largest port

Hanjin Shipping adds nine more 8,600-TEU ships

Hainan to set aside bonded port area in Yangpu

CSAV upgrades services from Asia to South America and South Africa

Kazakhstan logistics firm sees Silk Road trade doubling

Kolkata Port expects cargo to grow to 60 mt

Mumbai Port’s plans under the government scrutiny

Hutchison in venture to manage Xiamen berth