News 2007 June 9

Throughput of the port of Riga down 3.1% in Jan-May, 07, y-o-y

Throughput of Taganrog Commercial Seaport up 9.8% in Jan-May, 07, y-o-y

Throughput of Kaliningrad Commercial Seaport up 33.2%, in Jan-May, 07, y-o-y

End of WTO entry talks postponed until autumn – Gref

Oil price down to $68.60 in London, and to $64.76 in New York

Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard has handed over tanker “Maya” to Pietro Barbaro S.A.

Throughput of the port of Arkhangelsk up 2.6% in Jan-May, 07, y-o-y

State Duma passes the bill On RF Seaports on first reading

Tatneft oil recovery up 1.9% in Jan-May, 07, y-o-y

Vat Logistics buys Ibercargo and Waalex

Brazilian dredging companies recieve longer contracts

Common organisation hamper Dutch shipping

Unifeeder sold to UK-based equity fund

Shell plans new Russia investments

Ninth Evergreen 7,024-TEU newbuild starts Asia-N Europe run in October

Dalian container throughput rises from 30th to 26th spot worldwide

New York Shipping Association to cut shipping charges at seaports

Samskip acquires Delphis Team Lines’ door - door business

Cosco's shipyard clinches new orders worth over S$1.8b

Througput of Petrolesport up 17% in Jan-May, 07, y-o-y