News 2008 May 8

Zvezda (Petersburg) to subcontract 70% of its works valued at RUR 640 mln per year

Throughput of Riga port up 20.3% to 9.58 million tonnes in Jan-Apr, 08

Congratulations on Victory Day!!!

Oil could soon hit $200 a barrel - Iranian oil minister

Throughput of Vanino Port OJSC up 13.8% to 1.7 mln t in Q1 08

Shell hires tankers to ship jet fuel to UK

Port of Rotterdam surpasses forecasts

Top operators to compete for Greek port

CIG Yangtze Ports PLC to group business into three sections

Kenya's ports workers threaten to strike

French strike blocks tankers from entering the terminals of Fos-Lavera

All state companies comprising United Shipbuilding Corporation to become JSC by end of 2009 - Putin

Sea Port of St. Petersburg opens automobile terminal at the territory of Third Stevedoring Company

Throughput of Petersburg Oil Terminal up 3% to 3.6 million tonnes in Jan-Apr, 08

German Ministry of Transport to open regular shipping line linking Vyborg with ports of Sweden and Germany

First phase of New Doha Port (Qatar) to cost $4.5bn

Singapore's Keppel unit wins 2 shipbuilding contracts worth S$210 million

Abu Dhabi port container traffic up 34% in 2007

UK Government announces ?237m Thames Gateway investment

Cruiser Mona Lisa brought afloat

Eagle Bulk Shipping shares leap after 1Q report

DHL inaugurates new hub in Central America

Russia, Kazakhstan agree to double pipeline capacity by 2012

Spanish terminals order Kalmar RTGs

Oil price up to $122.32 in London and to $123.53 in New York

Russia's quarterly oil exports drop 5.8% to 377mln bbls