News 2008 October 17

Latvia’s DINAZ, Belneftekhim to build oil terminal in Riga seaport

Dredging work to deepen Liepaja port to 12 meters starts in 2009

Throughput of Liepaja port up 12.2% to 3.3 mln t in Jan-Sep 08

Konecranes beats 2008 sales budget

South Korea plans to change accounting rules for shipbuilders

Profit of Baltic Container Terminal in 2007 amounted to LVL 4.5 million

Vinashin plans to sell bonds in 2009

Workers end strike at Chile copper port Antofagasta

Far Eastern Freight Conference closes

Russia to build second missile frigate for Indian Navy by March

Russian PM urges long-term plan for nuclear ice-breaker fleet

French shipowners back calls for 'bunker tax'

MOL successfully tests LNG-fuelled cold ironing

CO2 emissions becoming shipping's 'biggest headache': CEO

Seaspan takes delivery of fourth new containership in 2008

King launches construction works of a container terminal in Casablanca port

Portland ups container volume by 9.6% in September

Greece's OLP to get fifth of sales from Cosco unit

Oil price down to $66.32 in London and to $69.85 in New York

Port Klang reports lower cargo volume

Collaboration between Gefco and RTL continues