News 2008 July 11

Gov't eyeing Oman's stake in CPC

Stevedoring companies of Sea Port of Saint Petersburg decrease cargo handling by 10% to 5.5 mln t in H1 08

Gazpromneft Marine Bunker approves development strategy till 2020

Seaport of Aktau (Kazakhstan) handles 4.192 million tonnes of crude and oil products in H1 08

PKN Orlen plans to acquire remaining shares of Mazeikiu Nafta

Archangelsk Sea Commercial Port OJSC doubles export to 435,500 tonnes in H1 08

Duties and payments for services up in Ukrainean sea ports

12 major India's ports record 8.8% rise in throughput in Q1

Container Transportation costs between Bangladesh and the US-Europe up 100pc in one year

Aktau Sea Port transshipped over 56.000 tonnes of grain in H1 08

Poland appeals to EU for more time for shipyards

Upper house speaker slams terms of Russia's accession to WTO

Gazprom forecasts sharp rise in gas consumption in eastern Russia

India seeks 560 billion rupees to double capacity of ports

Letter of intent signed for Rotterdam’s Container Transferium

Italian shipping company Siba Ships increases bulk fleet

US Congress passes Marpol VI

11 India's ports to go on strike from 16 July

Canada Transpacific Stabilization Agreement lines to hike BAF and CAF surcharges

Oil price up to $142.03 in London and to $141.65 in New York

Maersk and PSA win container terminal licences for north Morocco

Russia says unilateral steps in Black Sea fleet row unacceptable