News 2007 May 14

Ukraine oil production up 3% in Jan-April

Lithuania’s export up 6.2% in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

Ports of Baltic states up throughput by 10.1% in Q1 07, y-o-y

Loading of Russian railways up 5.3% in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

The Arab Shipbuilding Repair and Yard Company approves $140m income

Braemar Seascope's good year

RZHD to invest in St.Petersburg-based objects

Stronger Q1 for Eitzen Chemical

Maersk jack-up rig set to fly Singapore flag

PSA signs deal to run Turkey's Mersin Port

Johor ferry terminal to be tourist arrival hub

Cargotec acquires offshore service company

Wallenius Wilhelmsen inks deal with Mitsubishi

16 sailors missing as South Korean and Chinese ships collide

Strike of workers in Omani Salalah Port Container Terminal continues

China to apply export license management to 83 steel products from May 20

Norway: NOx emmisions tax

Call for investors in Vizhinjam port project

Kalmar leads the way in terminal automation with new test facility launch

Severnaya Verf (St. Petersburg) and Siddis Skipper II AS (Norway) sign a contract

Loading of containers up 20.6% at East-Siberia Railway in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

Novorossijsk Shipping Company to increase its fleet by six new tankers in 2007

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

Throughput of Nakhodka Commercial Seaport down 14 % in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

Throughput of Vostochny port up 5.4% in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

Hyundai Heavy wins US$976m order for 8 containerships

New World Alliance, CMA CGM to start Asia-US east coast service

HK-Guangdong JV to develop mainland supply chain management services

APL to start 'market-beating' US-Suez service that cuts out Panama

Hamburg Sud consolidates S California terminal operations

Maersk Supply Service lands US$10m deal with INPEX Masela

Ports of Houston and Galveston sign agreement for new container handling facility

Jebel Ali Port declared best Middle East seaport

Hyundai Merchant to launch new Asia-U.S. shipping services

RF export of ferrous metal up 3.9% in Q1 07, y-o-y

Keel of new container ship for FESCO laid down in China

Oil price up to $66.83 in London, and to $62.37 in New York