News 2008 March 13

Gazprom Neft acquires assets in the port of Primorsk (Leningrad region)

Cyclone disrupts Vladivostok-Russky isle ferry service

Russian Railways, TransContainer, DB Mibility Logistics, Kombiverkehr and Polzug establish Trans-Eurasia Logistics JV

NYK Logistics restructures in Europe from April 1

Iran and Indonesia to build a 300,000 barrels per day oil refinery

Vinashin signes 22 international shipping contracts worth $2b

Russia, Norway to prepare fishery cooperation proposals-Medvedev

Indian shipping tonnage crosses 9 million gross tonne mark

MOL to start independent LR1 product tanker operation

''K'' Line boost Asia-S America services

Conference ‘Russian International Register of Vessels: practice, problems and perspectives’ to take place in St. Petersburg on April 16, 2008

Swiss logistics group Panalpina ups its net earnings by 14.8 percent last year

Throughput of Nakhodka port up 15.4%, y-o-y, in Jan-Feb 08, to 2.6 million tonnes

Throughput of Vostochny port up 17%, y-o-y, in Jan-Feb 08, to 3.4 million tonnes

Report on evaluation of Nord Stream ecological impact to be completed in May 2008

Hamburg handles 9.9 million TEU, up 11.6% after Elbe Dredging

OTEKO-Portservice to build a cargo terminal in the port of Taman

Singapore's ASL Marine wins $91 mln shipbuilding contracts

Port of Long Beach cargo volume drops by 2.1 percent in February

Hyundai Merchant Marine plans to expand services from next month

Oil price up to $106.27 in London and to $109.92 in New York

Singapore to double capacity of new cruise centre

Rosneft BOD reviews progress of preparations for AGM