News 2007 September 11

Russian govt. to spend $1.1 bln on offshore prospecting by 2020

Container throughput of the port of Iljichevsk (Ukraine) up 46% in H1 07, y-o-y

Port of Riga services 332,421 passengers in Jan-Aug 07, y-o-y

Russia’s OPK presents a project of a shipyard to build vessels with 300,000 tonnes in displacement

Primorye residents to sign memorandum on collaboration with Korean fishermen

The ports of Ukraine’s Azov territory increase throughput to over 9.5 mln tonnes in H1 07

Yachtsmen of Vladivostok performed perfectly at the International Sailing Regatta

Commercial seaport of Nakhodka cuts throughput by 21.9% in Jan-Aug 07, y-o-y

Crab contraband crime solved in Primorye territory

Seaport Vitino (Archangelsk region) exports 2.2 million tonnes of oil products in Jan-Aug 07

Greenway's legal unit and international law firm set up Hedman Osborne Clarke CJSC

Tatneft's oil production up 1.9% to 125 mln bbl in Jan-Aug

Oil price up to $75.48 in London and to $77.49 in New York

Euro Bank lends Croatian port euros100m

Throughput of Vostochny port up 7.9% in Jan-Aug 07, y-o-y

Polish SSN shipyard gets 120 million to survive

Dubai World set to raise $10b loans to funds overseas investments

Singapore's Jaya buys Chinese shipyard for S $7.3 million

Quanzhou shipyard moves to build rigs in 2008

Bunkers International expands operations in the Colombian port of Buenaventura

Expansion of Qingdao Port to add 6.4 million TEUs of capacity per year

Qingdao Bonded Logistics Park first seven months volume up more than 500pc

Yang Ming and Wan Hai add Vietnam service from Fangcheng

Sri Lanka's Colombo harbour sets container handling record

SCI invites bids for two 5,000-TEU containerships