News 2007 July 18

Russia’s oil production up 3% in H1 07, y-o-y

Ships to enter Russia’s International Register of Shipping are free from import duties

The volume of gas recovery in Russia up 0.1% in H1 07, y-o-y

Cargo turnover of Tuapse Commercial Sea Port down 6% in H1 07, y-o-y

Jafza pulls out of Port Klang

K-Line shares soar on higher-profit expectations

US ports, union continue talks past strike deadline

PTP targets Korean firms to set up distribution hubs

Japanese shipbuilders' H1 orders decline by 34%

The volume of oil primary distillation in Russia increased 3.4%

China's largest modern cruiser port to be completed by the end of the year

Throughput of Estonian ports makes 26.5 million tonnes in H1 07, y-o-y

SP-PSA to build deep-water port in Vietnam

Grand Alliance launches first Tianjin-US east coast container service

Hyundai Merchant Marine to run new Dutch port

Daewoo says wins $592 mln container ship order

DP World buys more space in Brisbane port

National Container Terminal to build container terminal in the freeport of Riga

FESCO opens Arctic navigation

Throughput of Estonian Railway up 0.7% in H1 07, y-o-y

Oil price down to $75.53 in London and to $74.02 in New York

Explosives blast grounded ship

Far Eastern Centre for Ship-Building and Ship-Repairing to be based in Primorye

Georgia seeks operators for port and industrial zone

China to invest US$5 billion in water transport over four years

Ningbo container throughput up 38.7pc in first half

RZD to pay the dividends