News 2007 September 6

Cargo transshipment of Ukraine’s state ports up 13% in Jan-July 07, y-o-y

Nakhodka Fishing Port relies to raise the share capital

Loading of Northern Railway totals 51.5 million tonnes in Jan-Aug 07

Port infolink introduces world-first cargo info service at Port of Rotterdam

Orascom plans to sell container port business for about US$1 billion

Malaysian Bulk sees strong H2 on Baltic Dry Index uptrend

Aker Kvaerner wins major contract in Vietnam

Valuation of Novoship's assets up to $2.279 billion

Maersk opens new Chinese terminal

Loading of Far Eastern Railway totals 34.9 million tonnes in Jan-Aug 07

Ireland approves deep-water port project

Railway transport development strategy approved by RF Government

Net profit of Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard up 2.36 times in H1 07, y-o-y

Russia unlikely to join WTO in 2007 - economics minister

Govt to adopt measures for railway transport development

Throughput of the port of Temryuk up 10.9% in Jan-Aug 07, y-o-y

Throughput of port Kavkaz down 8.1% in Jan-Aug 07, y-o-y

Wallenius Wilhelmsen introduces world’s largest car carrier

Carnival and TUI stop idea of joint venture in Germany

Samsung Heavy wins $1.3 bln worth of orders to build five container ships

Doyle shipping acquires Moyglare for €36m

Throughput of Vostochny Port up 4% in Jan-Aug 07, y-o-y

Hutchison launches Egyptian terminals

Venezuela's PDVSA stops the sale of the BORCO oil storage and bunkering terminal

Shenzhen's SCT sets monthly box record in August

Jiangsu Dafeng port opens for foreign trade

Shenzhen tightens control on land for logistics development

Guangxi Qinzhou port cargo volume surges 76pc

Southern Nigerian militants threaten attacks on oil companies

Malaysia's Global Carriers awards two shipbuilding contracts to Ningbo Shipyard

NYK launches rail freight service in UK

Maersk container ship runs aground

Oil price up to $74.34 in London and to $75.73 in New York