News 2008 June 23

Sail training ship Mir of Admiral Makarov Academy leaves for 5-month voyage

Oil export via Primorsk up 1% to 30.97 million tonnes in Jan-May 08

Throughput of St. Petersburg port up 4% to 24 million tonnes in Jan-May 08

Oil and gas M&A market in Russia, CIS up to $36 bln in 2007- PWC

Port of Oakland plans additional $12.50 per TEU

CMA CGM and CSCL to launch new Asia-Europe service

Baltic index falls on less China iron ore imports

China's Gangjiu to acquire port assets from parent

Singapore shipping company Neptune seeks $5 loan to buy Hapag-Lloyd

U.S. to assist Philippines in ferry disaster rescue

RF Government gives up idea of imposing export duties on ferrous metals scrap and coking coal

Gazprom is world’s third biggest in market capitalisation terms

Gazprom Neft makes proposal to Chevron

New PRISCO’s tanker has been launched

Eurasec says Customs Union to be set up in early 2010

India's Gangavaram Port to be operational in August 2008

Asian goods to reach Sofia, Kosovo through Bulgaria's Danube Port of Svishtov

U.S. Congress urged to review shipping regulation

STX Group plans 50 trillion won in sales by 2012

Essar Shipping plans $2.5 bln investment

Eurogate enters into cooperation agreement with Shenzhen's SCT

Panama forecasts 10pc box throughput growth in 2009

CMA CGM installs BASSnet Fleet Management Systems

Oil price up to $134.86 in London and to $124.31 in New York