News 2008 June 20

Net profit of Yenisei River Shipping Company made RUR 236.691 million in 2007

Putin signs decree to turn arms dealer Rosoboronexport into JSC

Caspian Shipyard Company agrees to 6% salary rise for employees

Northern Vietnam port officials detained over extra fees

AADA to implement increased bunker surcharge hike in July

Hapag-Lloyd, New World Alliance merge Asia-Mexico loops into one

India's Essar Shipping plans $2.5 bln investment over 3 yrs

Container terminal in Helsinki’s new Vuosaari port to get four Post-Panamax cranes

Work resumes after strike at French Fos-lavera port

Gazprom Neft to pay lower dividend for 2007

Rolls-Royce opens St. Petersburg office to serve Russia’s growing marine market

Gazprom Neft posts higher annual profit

Finland’s largest container cranes in Helsinki’s new port

LUKoil takes out syndicated loan

None hurt in vessel fire, rescuers rush to site

Daehan Shipbuilding (Korea) christens its first vessel

Karachi Port achieves 25% record growth in cargo handling this year

Hapag-Lloyd gets political support

Cosco will not cut speeds of entire fleet

Daewoo Shipbuilding wins $520 mln European orders

Dubai Ports World buys majority stake in Spanish port

Samsung Heavy acquires 10 percent stake in Brazilian shipyard

Rotterdam to take delivery of 11 more box cranes this year

Throughput of Kaliningrad Sea Fishing Port up 5% to 1.408 mln t in Jan-May 08

Oil price down to $132 in London and to $131.93 in New York