News 2007 May 17

Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard RAS net profit made RUR 203.9 million

Russia raises oil export duty to $200.6 per ton from June 1 -1

Oslo Marine Group opens London representative office

TUI CEO expects shipping revenue to recover

Newcastle coal exports fall but congestion eases

COSCO to inject 10,000 teu ships on Asia-Europe

Hapag-Lloyd orders eight large ships

Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan to pay the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey a $51 million

Karachi violence disrupts bunkering

Port of Los Angeles and Westway Terminal reach tentative agreement

Ports of Houston and Galveston to develop facility on Pelican Island

Ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Vancouver team up for cleaner air

Hindustan Shipyard launches India's largest ship

Zvezdochka (Severodvinsk) completes upgrade of Indian sub Sinduvijai

Russia exports 63.1 mln tonnes of oil in Q1 - Statistics Service

Latvia parliament ratifies border treaty with Russia

New sea terminal for ro-ro and containerized cargo to be built in Leningrad region

Almaz shipyard starts plant’s tests of the project R-2030T vessel for the Russian customs service

PRISCO modernizes two tankers for the work on the Sakhalin projects

Japan ready to invest in Hokkaido-Sakhalin railroad link

Cargo loading of CIS railways up over 7.4% in Q1 07, y-o-y

Commercial Seaport of Kaliningrad ups throughput by 34.6% in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

Decrease of Russian cargo flow via Tallinn is of temporary character - Ain Kaljurand

Shanghai Port handled more than 5.88 million TEUs in the first quarter

Russia wants to improve rail links with North Korea port of Najin

Agility acquires sea forwarder, long-time Guangzhou business partner

PSA teams up with Akfen to operate Turkey's Port of Mersin

Kuehne + Nagel wins renewed contract from T- Mobile

Container Corporation of India sees Q1 profit rise 24pc

Kalmar tests automated box handling gear in virtual Hamburg CT

Bangladesh port welcomes private stevedores

Albania gets €14 million EBRD loan to improve its main port

Oil price down to $68.01 in London, and to $62.55 in New York

The order book of Indian shipyards increased to 14,000 crore in 2006

Cosco signs up as Prince Rupert's first customer

TUI orders 8 container ships

International Container Port Terminal Inc. (Philippine) reports 36 pct profit jump