News 2008 October 10

Admiralty Shipyards to launch the Michail Ulyanov tanker built for Sovcomflot on October 31

Two 73,300-dwt LNG tankers delivered to Sovcomflot at Pusan shipyard

Sigma Tankers pools expands fleet

BP sells Krystallon stake

Pirates head for Thailand after Tioman hijack

Cost of Chennai container terminal hits $757m

Hyundai Heavy industries delivers new UASC ship

Ningbo Port delays listing

Wartsila-Hyundai Engine Company inaugurates new factory

USA ratifies international rules on air pollution from ships

Throughput of Tallinn port down 23.7% to 21.8 mln t in Jan-Sep 08

Pirate attacks against Maersk Line vessels

Throughput of Riga port up 13.8% to 21.9 mln t in Jan-Sep 08

Japan Bank for International Cooperation joins financing syndicate for LNG tankers

State Duma passes law on fin stabilisation measures

Rail freight corridors needed for more combined rail-road transport

Head of Federal Agency of sea and river transport participates in TRANSTEK exhibition

New oily water treatment plant to be put into operation in St. Petersburg seaport by Port Fleet CJSC

Mega box terminal at India's Chennai port to cost 21% more

Maersk to upgrade S. America-Mideast service

CMA CGM starts service to Tangier Med container terminal

Oil price down to $82.66 in London and to $86.59 in New York

IDB approves $400 million loan for Panama Canal