News 2007 July 11

Throughput of the port of Ventspills up 10.5% in H1 07, y-o-y

Operation of FESCO icebreakers highly appreciated by Exxon Neftegas Limited

EC approves Polish ports tax break

Maersk unit sells Express Offshore to Macquarie

Schat-Harding (Norway) buys US company

Container terminal on Maasvlakte 2 goes to broad consortium

Australian port congestion burns coal companies

Chinese delegation eyes Brunei port project

Texas port explores options for terminal project

STX Shipbuilding raises sales target to US$10 bln this year

Baltic opens gates to big boat Brooklyn

Throughput of Commercial Seaport of Taganrog up 16% in H1 07, y-o-y

Throughput of Vostochny port up 6.7% in H1 07, y-o-y

Oil products throughput of seaport Vitino makes 1.4 million tonnes in H1 07, y-o-y

Oil price up to $76.40 in London and to $72.81 in New York

Two UN agencies call for co-ordinated action against Somali pirates

Cargo ship in the port of Newcastle could explode after fertiliser spill

Port of Portland loses Zim shipping line

Fujian January to May foreign trade value up 13.3pc

Longhai city reveals plans to develop three major ports

Yuancheng to partner on international logistics with Sumitomo

MyCRM software wins contract from Xiamen freight forwarder

PSA Sical terminal operator to hit India with a work-to-rule campaign

Record container moves at Felixstowe from 9,500 TEU ship