News 2008 November 12

Net profit of North Western Shipping Company up 5.9% to RUR 298 mln in Jan-Sep 08

Novoship takes delivery of new 40,000-dwt ice-class product carrier

Throughput of Vostochny Port down 7.4% to 17.3 mln t in Jan-Oct 08

Xiamen port sees 296% year-to-date TEU increase

Maersk 9-mth net profit above forecast, trims outlook

CKYH announces service adjustments

Dover Port workers to strike next week

OOCL expands in India

Hanjin reports Q3 profit loss

Traffic up 9% in Mauritius hub

Philippines ship, 23 crew seized near Somalia

Fujairah refinery focuses on fuel oil production

Throughput of Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port up 3.6% to 4 mln t in Jan-Oct 08

Seaport Vitino (Archangelsk region) exports 348,400 tonnes of oil products in October 08

Pella shipyard to build four ship-towing tugs for Sovcomplot

PRISCO takes delivery of new 51,000-dwt tanker

Ukrainian Mykolaiv shipyard increases ship repair work

Investor Kuehne warns Maersk off Hapag-Lloyd stake

Bulks boosts Marseilles Fos revival as box volumes lag

NZ Lyttelton Port profit up in first four months

AECOM wins $149-million port project in Doha, Qatar

World's top ports revealed

Ningbo, Singapore strengthen ties

Hong Kong's MTL bags $1.2b terminal deal

Slow steaming to stay - AXSMarine

Hanjin inks deal for new terminal at Jacksonville

China's debut shipping trust launched in Shanghai

Somali pirates seize second Stolt chemical tanker

Obama's policies 'a threat' to tanker demand - Gibson

STX Pan Ocean reports nine-month and third quarter results

Cosco's Wei Jiafu anticipates rise in bulk rates

Horizon Lines announces restructuring plan

Throughput of Tallinn Port down 22% to 24.3 mln t in Jan-Oct 08

Lindovarvet shipyard close to shutdown

Oil price down to $55.71 in London and to $59.33 in New York