News 2008 January 24

Cargo ship with 17 Russians on board reported missing in Pacific

Gazprom set to close deal on 51% stake in Serbian oil company

Russia reports rise in foreign trade

Kherson Shipyard begins building first tanker for Dutch VEKA Shipbuilding Service B.V

BP Marine to close its bunkering operation in Cyprus

South Korea's GS Caltex to ban single-hull tankers

Singapore rejects bunker rumours

Newcastle plans third coal export terminal

Congestion forces halt in Genoa container exports

Severnaya Verf ready to build platforms for Gazprom

Dalian Port expects more throughput with new berths

Russian Railways announces 2007 net profit

Throughput of Russian ports up 7.2% in 2007 to 451 million tonnes

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port is ready to accept containerships with the capacity up to 5,000 TEU

Ports of Primorski Territory up throughput by almost 6% in 2007

Zubkov calls for transfer to notification system for fishing fleet

Crude futures continued to slide on Wednesday, falling to the lowest level in a 3-month period

Gov't may cut fishing quotas for research

ICTSI Yantai terminal handles larger containerships

Fangcheng port sets throughput record in 2007

Port of Prince Rupert cargo throughput up 37pc in 2007

Marseilles-Fos handles record one million TEU in 2007

Strategic Marine to open shipyard in Mexico

COSCO Shipyard Group wins orders worth $422 million