News 2008 June 16

Gazprom to boost gas production

Gas will be delivered to Japan through Vladivostok

S.Korea's Daewoo wins $669 mln drill ship order

STX shares tumble on new share offering plan

Turkish shipyard workers hold one-day strike

Neste plans to build boidiesel plant at Maasvlakte

French port workers set to strike again

Caribbean tanker rates up on port delays

Medvedev demands strict meeting of deadlines in laying ESPO

Grand Alliance makes Japan-North Europe Service more eco-friendly

European Council approves AP Moller’s acquisition of a 30 percent stake in the German container terminal

Chevron signs protocol of intent with Transneft to consider joint participation

Izmail seaport to handle oil products

Russia doing its best to secure release of sailors from the Amiya Scan ship

Throughput of Tallinn port down 31.7% to 12.8 million tonnes in Jan-May 08

Border control at Sea Fishing Port LLC to continue till June 20

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port to pay RUR 356.3 mln as dividends

First transatlantic mega yacht for the first time built in Russia

Four new services calling at Jawaharlal Nehru port’s box terminal

Matson to raise fuel surcharge for Hawaii, Guam and Micronesia services

GMA orders upgrade of Bataan ports

PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd plans RM120mil regional logistics hub

World customs bodies call for 100pc screening law to be scrapped

Italian terminals plan to lure China investment

Jiangsu trade value in first four months second largest in China

Truckers' strike paralyzes Busan Port

Hanjin Shipping to offer Malta-Adriatic Feeder service

Oil price down to $134.25 in London and to $124.31 in New York