News 2008 December 8

RF Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approves Russia’s Transport Strategy till 2030

Russian Railways and Mongolia sign Memorandum on Cooperation

LDz Cargo set new monthly cargo turnover record in Nov 08

Somali pirates unhappy over Faina ransom delays

Antwerpen Port Authority partners with GlobalSign to meet eVAT legislation

Moller-Maersk slashes container rates from Asia to US by 25%

Shanghai port to spend $2.9b on expansion

China to demand advance manifests from January 1

Ports of Azov-and-Don Basin cut throughput by 9.9% to 18.2 mln t

One dead in fire on Russian warship – Navy

Russia posts rise in gas exports

Throughput of Murmansk Commercial Seaport down 0.3% to 12.91 mln t in Jan-Nov 08

Russia's oil export revenues soar, despite fall in volumes

First Container Terminal and RosMorPort to reconstruct two berths in Big Port of St. Petersburg

Canadian Port of Hamilton launches short-sea service

China's dry container output nearly halted -CIMC

Hutchison, Yantian Port to jointly build terminal in Shenzhen

President Medvedev signs the Law on RF accession to International Bunker Convention

Rizhao Port to allocate RMB 160 mln for 2 new railway firms

Navy to free stranded Antarctica cruise ship

Tankers held up by Fos-Lavera strikes

Long Beach delays container surcharge

Guangzhou's Q4 export growth expected to fall

Oil price down to $39.74 in London and to $40.81 in New York