News 2008 September 4

HeidelbergCement Group opens new cement terminal in the port of Kaliningrad

Denmark and Germany to build 20-km bridge over Baltic Sea

Volgograd Shipyard to build six dry cargo vessels of Tanais type for Azov-Don Shipping Company

Transaction between Itella Logistics and National Logistic Company finalized

Iran objects to laying pipelines across Caspian Sea

Latvian Rail presents its data for the first half of 2008

Wartsila acquires French electro-technical service company Navelec

Kazakhstan oil production to hit 70 mln t in 2008

Rosneft is to roll back putting the Vankor field on stream from late 08 to mid-09

Mirae Asset cuts stake in Guangzhou Shipyard to 6.97%

DHL restructures forwarding in Asia-Pacific

Vietnam to open giant cold storage facility

Danish shipping company D/S Norden bags Taiwan transport deal

US vessel speed restrictions

China Shipping Development sees 2008 net up 40-50 pct

Sical Logistics to finalise location for Jurong Port joint venture in 3 months

Container throughput of Moby Dick terminal up 18.7% to 148,800 TEU in Jan-Aug 08

Rosneft takes delivery of new 30,000-dwt ice-class chemical carrier

Amsterdam Port sees H1 box throughput rise 19.4pc

Belneftekhim considering cooperation with Lithuania's Butinge port

Somali pirates seize French yacht

Container throughput of Vostochnaya Stevedore Company up 14% to 276,700 TEU in Jan-Aug 08

Oil price up to $108.06 in London and to $109.35 in New York

STX to develop its European shipyards