News 2008 January 25

Russia, Serbia sign major oil/gas deal

Oil industry to benefit from tax incentives, PM says

Vancouver container volume hits record

Dubai's ETA Star to invest over US$1b in India's ports and aviation sector

S. Korea stays top shipbuilding nation

Turnover in the Scandinavian shipping industry up to USD 37 billion in 2007

Keppel Shipyard bags $145m deal

Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan sign final customs union accords

Volumes of primary oil refining in Russia up 3.8% in 2007

Transcontainer has set the IPO parameters

CMA CGM wins extension for Malta concession

OOCL achieves double-digit container, revenue growth in 2007

Shekou CT showcases CIQ cold storage at Shenzhen West Port

Vietnam's Vinalines to build seaports, berths nationwide

GAC sets up oil, gas logistics facility off India's Kakinada port

French-Korean consortium bags Korean terminal contract

COSCO to offer RMB 1.05 billion convertible funds

Container volume of Kaohsiung Harbor reached 10.26 million TEU in 2007

Ancient indigenous settlements being destroyed by Russian seaport

Boston's port sets throughput record in 2007

Kalmar Industries wins an order from Sodra

Search for missing ship and Russian crew yields no result

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port to raise throughput to 112 million tonnes by 2012

VEB to issue $2 bln loan to Rosneft for Tuapse refinery upgrade

Beijing-Hamburg freight service completes maiden journey