News 2008 June 5

Throughput of Petrolesport OJSC up 11.8% to 3.22 mln t in Jan-May 08

Russian Bunker Suppliers ask Putin to review the ban for operation of single-hull tankers

Stevedores of Big Port of St. Petersburg against abolition of border control at the port’s certain berths

Gazprombank sets the loan limit at RUR 10 bln for Vyborg Shipyard

First oil towards unique terminal

Port Fleet vessels to be in charge within St. Petersburg water area during Economic Forum

Deepwater seaport to be built in Karelian Belomorsk

Ships crash, fuel spills

Oslo Marine Group signs contract with Schuppertbau Rus on repairs in the port of Vyborg

Omani port continues growth

Port Vysotsk exports 1.42 million tonnes of coal in Jan-May 08

Finland wants recommence of transit cargo flow from Transsib

Council of Baltic Sea States plans reforms

Throughput of commercial seaport Iljichevsk up 21.4% to 7.892 mln t in Jan-May 08

Cosco tops Hutchison JV in Piraeus container terminal bidding

Shanghai April trade value breaks record with 26.2pc increase

AMB Corporation to build new logistics facility in Suzhou

China ports' container volume up 17pc in first four months

Safmarine takes delivery of second MegaWhite box ship

Perma relocates headquarters to Singapore

DP World takes control of underperforming Chennai box terminal

Oil price down to $122.1 in London and to $122.3 in New York