News 2007 June 4

Russia ups oil production 3.2%, gas 0.3% in 5 mths

Some 20 countries interested in floating NPPs - Russian nuclear official

Throughput of Petersburg Oil Terminal grew to 4.6 million tons in Jan-May, 07, y-o-y

Hanjin and Emirates Shipping join INTTRA's network

Caribbean crude oil rates slip on surplus inventories

Danish cargo ship captured by pirates off Somalia coast

PSA and IPH to build terminal at Great Yarmouth (UK)

IPBCC, EMERA conferences seek rate increases

ONGC inks swap deal with Brazil’s Petrobras

CMA CGM acquires Moroccan port operator

AP Moller's Maersk Contractors sells drilling rigs for US$455 mln

Daewoo Shipbuilding wins US$1.3 bln order from Europe

Cargo handling of Nikolayev Commercial Seaport up 16.9% in Q1 07, y-o-y

Industrial Investors to acquire control stock of Vladivostok Commercial Seaport

Throughput of Yuzhny port (Ukraine) up 5.2% in Jan-May, 07, y-o-y

Oil price up to $69.07 in London, and to $65.08 in New York

Throughput of Murmansk Commercial Seaport down 9% in May 07

Container turnover of Ukraine’s ports up 32% in Jan.-Apr. 07, y-o-y

Throughput of the port of Tallinn up 9.5% in Jan-May, 07, y-o-y

DP World to operate Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi

China establishes terminal with CMA CGM, Deutsche Bahn and Zim

MOL signs space charter deal with Sinotrans

China builds its biggest containership ever - 8,530 TEU

Hamburg Sud cuts NY service from 2 to 1 terminal calls

Israeli-Dutch tamper alarm moves to container shipping market

Konecranes receives an order for 10 cranes from Malta Freeport Terminals

Oceania VSA restructures their services between West Coast North America and Australia/New Zealand

Terminals of National Container Company up throughput by 24% in Jan-May, 07

Irinvestship Limited takes delivery of second dry-cargo ship project RSD 19 built by Volgograd Shipyard