News 2008 August 28

LUKOIL, ConocoPhillips’ Yuzhno Khylchuyu field production begins

Shengeliya lefts the post of Vanino port director general

'K'Line launches Amazon feeder service

Maersk orders 4 VLCC's from South Korea's STX

DP World increases net profit to US$287 million in H1

Greek Thessaloniki Port H1 net sinks 34% on strike

Somali pirates free Omani ship

Grand Alliance adds Valencia to Med-Asia route

Ukrainian Ministry of Transport and Communications to consider proposals on construction of deepwater Black Sea port

Federal budget to allocate RUR 182 bln for development of Russia’s seaports

E.ON Ruhrgas expects Nordstream will launch operations in 2011

Railway conventions raised in the port of Tuapse

Ship explosion kills 1, injures 19 in Vietnam

Sintez Petroleum gets the land for construction of the new oil terminal in Murmansk

Maersk says must accept lower container mkt share

Hutchison-led consortium wins Thessaloniki Port's cargo terminal tender

China Harbour Engineering Company bids for Rewas Port project

Tampa port container shipping may triple in three years

Port of Tauranga reports a record annual profit

Caribbean tanker rates rise 32%

Bourbon posts earnings for 1st Half 2008

Independent Tankers reports Q2 results

Oil price up to $116.22 in London and to $118.15 in New York

NYK adds vessel to the Indian Subcontinent East Coast Express Service