News 2008 May 26

Russian government approves tax cuts for oil firms from 2009

Commercial Port of Vladivostok and Far East Railway to build the second railway approach to the port

Murmansk Shipping Company completes winter navigation in Arctic region

Canadian National Railway Company opens new container shipping facility in Chicago

Port of Oakland looks to investors to upgrade terminals

China ports to raise iron ore storage prices

Singapore's NOL moves 14 pct more cargo in April

Hong Kong to enforce Annex VI

Hamburg Port serves Grand Alliance's new Far East-Europe EU5 loop

Cosco Logistics builds new storage facility in Qingdao

Georgia Ports Authority posts 10-month throughput of 21 million tons

Iran, South Africa discuss shipping cooperation

Regular rail freight traffic soon between Germany and China

Indian Railways to increase container freight trains to JNPT

Two Cambodian vessels detained for poaching near Sakhalin - FSB

Russia raises oil export duty by $58 from June 1, 2008

Throughput of Ukraine’s state ports up 7.2% to 43.26 million tonnes in Jan-Apr, 08

Oslo Marine Group to take out a loan for EUR 115 mln for reconstruction of Vyborg port

Commercial Seaport of Odessa to build ro-ro terminal

Port of Geteborg launches RailPort Scandinavia

Maersk shoots down concerns of capacity exceeding demand

Daewoo Shipbuilding wins US$1.37 billion order for 2 drill ships

Dubai World to build ports in Thailand

Maersk cuts CO2 emissions

Oil price down to $131.57 in London and to $132.19 in New York