News 2007 May 31

Russia ups steel output 6.6% in 4 mths

Putin calls for speedy construction of Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline

Shipowners slam rejection of coal ships at Newcastle, Australia

Pollution woes cloud plans to expand US port complex

Rotterdam ship fuel price falls with crude demand

Tianjin Port to issue shares to parent

Louis Dreyfus acquires Rotterdam-based Fairmount Marine

Port of Rotterdam signs MOU with Malaysia's Mihap Holdings

EBRD president confirms plans to invest in high-speed highway in St. Petersburg

Australia's NSW government plans to ease port congestion

Two cargo vessels collide in the Gulf of Finland

Russia says WTO membership first, commitments to Georgia next

Putin to discuss Balkans, pipeline with Greek president in Kremlin - source

International conference "Black Sea Freight Market & Ports" to be held in Odessa, 4-5 June 2007

Baltic Oil drops offer for CEPRUSS, to buy 25 pct of Rosbunker instead

Fredriksen involved in STS and FSO of Russian oil

Chu Kong joins $29m China terminal project

MOL opens four offices in India

Cosco flagship company raising $1.92bn to fund expansion

British firm loses contract to dismantle nine US 'ghost ships'

Halim Mazmin to buy more ships

Maharashtra to sign MoUs for two port projects

WTSA members to raise hay, agri product rates

Hanjin Shipping unveils new S Korea-China feeder service

Hamburg Sud names fourth of six 3,752-TEU ships from Daewoo

CMA CGM finalises acquisition of Comanav

CEVA acquires EGL for US$2b, Crane group backs off for $30m

Projected Nova Scotia box terminal to focus on cargo via Suez

State-owned Ningbo Port eyes domestic IPO

The share of fleet carriage of Murmansk Ocean Company in the total Russian fleet carriage makes 40%

Ust-Luga plans to open a universal handling complex with 1.8 mil tons capacity

DVTGroup opens Tuchkovo container terminal in Moscow region

U.N. approves major Qatar Kyoto project

DCT Gdansk receives its first intermodal train

Murmansk Ocean Company plans to invest 3.2 bln rub in the fleet

Grindrod announces its acquisition of Tate & Lyle Molasses South African terminal operations

Port terminals of Azov-Black Sea basin can annually ship about 40 mln tonnes of grain

Oil price down to $67.84 in London, and up to $63.49 in New York