News 2008 November 20

Oil export via port Primorsk up 0.5% to 62.4 mln t in Jan-Oct 08

Throughput of St. Petersburg port up 4% to 51.6 mln t in Jan-Oct 08

Kandla Port explores new expansion areas

Horizon Logistics opens multi-user facility in Los Angeles

Globus Q3 profit rises threefold

SKorea's Samsung says it wins $1.4 bln order

Baosteel, China Shipping consider Yantai Port stake

French port Le Havre joins hands with Indian firm

Modern Terminals Limited to develop Qingdao terminal

Fangchenggang Port pots record throughput

Gateway Terminals moves 1m TEUs in eight months

STX mulls sale of Aker Yards

Seanet Maritime Communications AB signs GSM agreement

Russia to send more ships to combat piracy off Somalia

NCC plans commissioning of Ust-Luga container terminal in August 2009

UAE traders reconsider shipping to Somalia

Foreign investors are found for creation of deep water container port in Kaliningrad region

RTL handles 157,300 automobiles in St. Petersburg seaport in Jan-Oct 08

Muuga container terminal increased cargo transport by 1% in Jan-Oct 08

Suspect in Nerpa sub tragedy to have psychological evaluation

Batumi Oil Terminal starts shipment of Tengiz oil

Russian warships to regularly patrol waters off Somali coast

Icebreaking artic tankers

Throughput of Aktau port (Kazakhstan) down 5% to 8.7 mln t in Jan-Oct 08

CEVA acquires Transitalia

DP World makes new pitch for US terminal foothold

South African ports face extra demand

Financial restructuring to rescue small Korean shipyards

Maersk likely to lay up container ships

Egypt Suez Canal revenues rise yr/yr to $467.5 mln in October

Oil price down to $51.72 in London and to $53.62 in New York

BW Gas, TMT, Euronav may avoid Somalia after attacks by pirates

Transatlantic posts record figures for offshore venture