News 2008 August 1

New diesel electric arctic vessel “Monchegorsk” begins its first voyage

New bridges over the Danube

Columbia ports agree on dredging mitigation plan

Daewoo Shipbuilding cancels $610 mln Europe order

Ship Finance makes $68m on suezmax resales

Wilh Wilhelmsen group ups Q2 profit to US$74.7m

OOIL quashes talk of bid for Hapag-Lloyd

Consolidators International signes an agreement with New Zealand's Mondiale Freight Services

Japanese company NYK to build state-of-the-art container hanger

More than 40 on cruise ship hurt in NZ storm

Maersk Line official wants shipping to 'focus on' environment

Gazprom Neft sees increase in net profit

Net loss of Sea Port of Saint Petersburg down 8.3 times to RUR 7.1 mln in H1 08

Novoship ceases transportation of cargo under Russian flag

Imperial Logistics International to build terminal in Duisburg and reactivate an existing terminal in Krefeld

Iran reduces oil-tanker fleet idling in Persian Gulf by half

Shanghai first half box volume rises 10.4pc, Yangshan soars 42.8pc

New record-high oil export duties come into effect

Oil price down to $123.98 in London and to $124.08 in New York