News 2008 November 19

Throughput of St. Petersburg port up 3% to 5.4 mln t in October 08

RF automobile import up 10% to 1.97 mln vehicles in Jan-Oct 08

EIB to bankroll Greek port upgrades

EMSA response vessels for Black and North seas

PSA International pulls out of Hazira terminal project

Australia's Babcock and Brown considers terminal sell-off

Japanese shipbuilding orders sink 80% in October

Shipping companies urge delay in Jakarta rate hike

Ports of Auckland attempts to avert strike

Indian navy destroys Somali pirate mother ship

Cement carrier sinking in the Oslo Fjord

Baltic Plant settles the contract with Atomenergoprom

Throughput of Murmansk port up 11.2% to 23.2 mln t in Jan-Oct 08

Throughput of Novorossiysk seaport down 1.5% to 94.02 mln t in Jan-Oct 08

Container throughput of RZhD Oktyabrskaya branch up 8.6% to 2 mln t in Jan-Oct 08

RZD to auction 25% + 1 share of Refservice on 18 December

China container trade may fall in 2009 - Citigroup

Trina Solar opens warehouse in Rotterdam

UK firm forms JV for container freight station

DP World gets EU clearance for Antwerpen port venture

NOL lays off staff, trims costs amid ‘prolonged downturn’

Somali pirates hijacked Hong Kong registered bulk carrier

Camillo Eitzen posts Q3 results

DHT Maritime, Inc. reports Q3 2008 results

Wartsila's net sales to increase by 10-20% in 2009

Net profit of Novoship up 27% to $235 mln in Jan-Sep 08

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation pots 2.34b profit in fiscal year 2007-08

CSAV to boost capacity of USATLAN service to South America

Finland's Merilinja Oy starts Antwerp-Kollola box service

Oil price down to $51.84 in London and to $93.97 in New York