News 2007 November 21

Rosprirodnadzor estimates habitat damage from tanker disaster at 6 Bln rubles – minister

Dockworkers of Forth Stevedoring Company (St. Petersburg) suspend the strike

Mitsui, ITC and Rubis form JV for new bulk liquid chemical terminal in Port of Antwerpen

Dead sailor supposedly from Russian freighter found in Caspian Sea

Newcastle coal port capacity may be based on rail contracts

Rotterdam to increase port tariffs by 1.7% in 2008

Malaysian Penang Port targets one million TEUs

Cargo ship capsizes in east China, seven rescued

Investors rush for $5bn Dubai Ports float

Dragados plans first US terminal

Russia's economics ministry forecasts oil price at $74 in 2008

Throughput of Russian ports up 7.7% in Jan-Oct 07, y-o-y

Vyborg Shipping company receives Lloyd

Latvijas Dzelzcels to increase cargo fees

Cyclone raging along entire coastline of Sakhalin, ferry traffic stopped

STX Heavy Industries hit by espionage case

Oil price up to $95.49 in London and to $98.03 in New York

Japan to issue a loan of $247 million to the Mombasa Port Development Project

MOL, 'K' Line add Qingdao to Asia-Mexico, South America service

BIFA blasts Far Eastern Freight Conference congestion surcharge

IMO rejects 'ocean fertilisation' scheme as too risky

NVOCC GGL Line launches direct Singapore-Bangalore service

JNPT to invest US$1.78 billion in the Indian box port's infrastructure

CSCL may raise $2.4 billion in Shanghai share sale

3 sailors from sunken ship rescued in Caspian Sea