News 2008 July 7

Vietnam delegation inspects Zelenodolsk Shipyard

Russia announces rise in gas exports

Maersk revamps routes

Baltic Dry Index declines to lowest in 2 months

S Koreas STX Shipbuilding wins US$117.3 mln order

FESCO opens regular container service between Ukraine, China and Singapore

Aker Solutions wins $210 million contract from Jurong Shipyard

South Korea proposed to develop hydrocarbons in Caspian shelf of Turkmenistan

Russia's foreign trade expanding

Throughput of Ventspils port down 7% to 14.9 million tonnes in H1 08

Throughput of Petrolesport up 9.7% to 3.9 million tonnes in H1 08

RUR 279 billion to be allocated for development of Russia’s North-West ports

State Duma OKs shelf license issuance without tenders in final read

No oil spills detected in Kerch Strait, emergencies ministry says

Russia may stop oil exports through Baltic states by 2015

China Shipping Group to auction 100 pct of terminal unit for 2.6 bln yuan

German govt backs keeping Hapag-Lloyd ships German

Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company to purchase new tanker within month

100 firefighters extinguish massive fire on cargo ship on the Miami River

Hanjin has 43 ship orders until 2013

China Oilfield agrees to buy Norwegian offshore driller Awilco

Gulftainer's Khorfakkan Container Terminal (UAE) records 20% increase in volumes for first half of 2008

Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hangtong Ship Heavy Industry wins $500m Al Jaber contract