News 2008 July 15

FESCO acquires 50-pct share of Vladivostok Container Terminal earlier owned by N-Trans Group

RF President signs Law on Introduction of Amendments to Water Code of the Russian Federation

COSCO to build 2 rigs for Norway's Sevan

COSCO Pacific June container throughput up 23 pct yr-on-yr

Shippers oppose Chennai terminal rate hike

Cuba to deepen its main seaports

Throughput of Yuzhny port up 0.1% to 11.149 mln t in H1 08

Throughput of Murmansk port down 3.5% to 12.2 mln tonnes in H1 08

Throughput of Nakhodka port up 29.6% to 8.5 mln t in H1 08

Throughput of Vostochny port up 2.2% to 10.8 mln tonnes in H1 08

Oil leaks in Omsk region after unsanctioned siphoning

Singapore PSA Jan-Jun container traffic up 11.7 pct

Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding buys back 357,000 more shares

Indian firm to develop SEZ in Oman

Turkey closes three Istanbul shipyards over deaths

China's port operators dented by slow growth

Netherlands rail and inland shipping join forces

Panama Canal, U.S. port of Tampa sign deal to boost trade route to Asia

Australia considers first new coal port for 25 years

Petrobras opens bid for 22 new tankers

Suez Canal revenue increases 31% on higher traffic and volume

Tianjin's foreign trade value up 16.4pc in first 5 months

Beijing trade value up 53.5pc in first 5 months

Transpacific rates to stay under pressure, Europe-Mideast, China's rates to rise

Maersk shuts down container depot at port of Mombasa

Port of Kaohsiung starts tests on RFID cargo seal system

STX shipyard starts construction of two new tankers for PRISCO