News 2007 May 22

Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard to build two tankers for Palmali Group

Gazprom Neft increase recovery by 2.9% in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

Athens aims to become regional cargo hub

MOL upgrades India-Pakistan-UAE-Africa service

Transnet plans for new Ngqura Port container terminal

Skaugen takes delivery of lightering tanker

Japanese shipyards' April orders dive 40% from March

$257 million bulker order for STX

Asian shippers combine to beat surcharges

Dutch firms to develop Indonesian port

Norway provides $4 mln to train Vietnam shipbuilders

Cargo turnover of St. Petersburg transport companies down 3.7% in Q1 07, y-o-y

Ust-Luga general cargo terminal to open on July 8

International seminar on «Baltic Maritime Safety Cooperation and Oil Spill Management Personnel Training» to be held in St. Petersburg, 05 - 06.06.07

FESCO opens new office in China

Slavneft output down 10.7% in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

Loss of Sea Port of St. Petersburg up 7.5% in Q1 07, y-o-y

Throughput of the port of Mariupol (Ukraine) up 21.9% in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

Grand Alliance's new service concept for Asia/US East Coast

OPEC has no plans to pump more oil

Oil price up to $70.49 in London, and to $66.96 in New York

Cosco eyes the Philippines as a regional hub

Oil leaks off Ulsan after ship collision

India-Oman trade set to cross $1 bn

Gulf Agency buys Norway's Olsen

Strike threatens to halt Brazilian ports

COSCO eyes stake in Chinese port expansion project

Tanker terminal operator Vopak seeks $375 million from institutional investors

US west coast dockers, shipping lines to hold early contract talks

New logistics firm opens at Tianjin Port

Eco-activists slow down port development in Europe

UK P&I Club surplus rises 9pc in 2006-07

Suez official touts Nova Scotia port as container congestion relief point to east coast US

Adanis to invest Rs 750 crore in Mundra terminal

Kenya Ports Authority contracts two firms to decongest container terminal

Cuba to restore port facilities

Odense Steel Shipyard presents 11,000 TEU container vessel for Maersk