News 2008 September 25

Estonia concludes maritime transport agreement with China

Ukrtranscontainer finished introduction of IT-system Conterra

Maersk Line ranked as the most reliable among top-20 world container carriers

M?rsk Line reduces fuel consumption

DP World expands capacity at Jebel Ali Port

Mitsui OSK to beat H1 profit target

US ship fires on small boats off Somalia coast

IHC Merwede shipbuilding group books new orders amounting to Euros 300 million

Vietnam's Vinashin will sell $181 mln of bonds

China's shipbuilding orders account for 40 pct of global total

Euromax installs new scanner at Rotterdam terminal

First ocean carrier to call at Eurogate's Tangier container terminal in Morocco

China's Zhanjiang Port throughput up 26% in eight months of 2008

SSA Mexico to spend over US$105 million to expand Manzanillo port

CMA CGM to launch а direct Europe-Oz service via Suez

Eurasia Logistics to raise project investments

Coalition forces issue Special Advisory on security in Gulf of Aden

Russia's Northern Fleet joins Russia-Belarus war games

Two Russian ships make unofficial visit to Kazakh Caspian seaport

Ukraine, Russia to hold new round of talks on Black Sea Fleet

Branch of ESPO pipeline can turn to South Korea

Vladivostok Sea Commercial Port to get new container pick-and-place devices

Throughput of Port Vanino OJSC up 5.5% to 4.5 mln t in Jan-Aug 08

Oil price down to $102.45 in London and to $105.73 in New York

Turkey's Cicek Shipyard introduces new handy-size bulker

Baltkran receives container crane order

UAE ports hike container handling fees

Turkey to resume sea traffic with Abkhazia

Bunker prices up again as crude price spikes

Germanischer Lloyd and China Ship Fund sign strategic cooperation for tankers and bulk carriers

EU lawmakers propose tougher maritime safety rules

Kongsberg Maritime presents Green Ship strategy at SMM

Pirates released from Absalon