News 2007 November 19

Transport Ministry sets deadline for ships' use at sea

RAS net profit of Petrolesport up 2.5 times in Jan-Sep 07, y-o-y

Transportation of Russian cargo via Byelorussia up 27%, in Jan-Oct 07, y-o-y

NYK vessel first to use direct ship-to-shore power at Port of LA

ProLogis enters Middle East logistics property market

Mexico to build five new ports and upgrade 22 others

Evergreen is to provide a new service linking South East Asia with Australia

Port operators to pump US$1bn into Qingdao

Jurong Shipyard to pay US$115.45 mln. to Societe Generale for closing unauthorized trading

Singapore's Keppel Corp unit wins 206-million US dollar shipbuilding contract

Second Stevedoring Company (Sea Port of St. Petersburg) suspends the strike

Russia's Black Sea Fleet must leave Ukraine in 2017 - Ukraine Vice PM Kuzmuk

Container throughput of Russian stevedoring companies up 26% in Jan-Sep 07, y-o-y

Russia reports decline in natural gas production

Oil output rising in Russia

Hyundai officially announces bid to build plant in Russia

Oil to hit $200 a barrel: Chavez

Strike called at French ports

Singapore stays on top of Shanghai, Hong Kong in TEU volume

Suzhou volume up 58pc to 1.5 million TEU to October

GAC opens central eastern Europe logistics office in Prague

FESCO net profit up 1.8 times in Jan-Sep 07, y-o-y

Submarine catches fire at Petersburg shipyard, no victims

Cosco Pacific and Pan Asia to form a $1 billion container terminal

Navy joins search for Russian cargo ship in Caspian Sea

Russia temporarily bans river-class ships from sailing into seas

Oil price up to $91.62 in London and to $86.02 in New York

Sener signs Sevilla Shipyard for Viking Line rO-pAX ferry

35 people from sunken timber carrier rescued in the Sea of Japan