News 2008 October 2

Singapore's Keppel wins $104 mln ship contracts

Shanghai Puhai Shipping Company launches new service

Philippine operator ICTSI wins Brunei contract

Sartor Shipping acquires Ocean Mainport

EU sending warships to Somalia coast to fend off pirate attacks

Nigerian firm acquires VLCC at $80 million

France box ship co’s new service to call at Chennai port

Maersk Oil provides update on UK Janice shutdown

Canon Inc. to build new plant at Taichung Port

Icebreakers and tankers to be built for Russia in Germany

Latvian ports to handle 100 mln t in 2013 – government

Russia cuts oil export to non-CIS 6.4% in 9 mths

Throughput of Moby Dick terminal up 18.9% to 171,300 TEU in Jan-Sep 08

Oil price down to $95.33 in London and to $98.53 in New York

OZD to allocate RUR 36 bln for development of railway approaches to port Ust-Luga in 2009-2010

Russia reduces fuel oil exports via Estonia ports

Danish shipping company D/S Norden adjusts down full-year expectations

MOL implements Safety Campaign

Q-Max LNG carrier delivered to Qatargas

Somali pirates threaten use of Suez Canal: analysis

Szczecin shipyard workers protest against EU move

Shipping lobby resists arming merchantmen against pirates

Malaysia's Rajang invests US$9.7 million in port development

Thai terminal buys container handlers from Konecranes