News 2008 December 10

Throughput of Russian ports up 1.4% to 416.5 mkn t in Jan-Nov 08

Throughput of Tallinn port down 20.6% to 26.6 mln t in Jan-Nov 08

PortNews IAA congratulates Vitali Yuzhilin, RF State Duma deputy, on birthday

Throughput of Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port up 2.1% to 4.4 mln t in Jan-Nov 08

Petrobras may build third LNG terminal

Los Angeles port to cut its spending

Malaysian port PTP's stake up for grabs

Brazil's private ports law next year

Labour dispute threatens British Columbia ports

Jurong Shipyard awarded MODEC FPSO conversion contract

Shipping Corp of India defers 50-bln-rupee expansion plan

Somali envoy says release of Ukrainian ship requires cooperation

Russia's LUKoil set to supply oil products to Argentina

Gov't to change natural monopoly tariffs flexibly

Russia to slash export duty on oil

Vladivostok Container Terminal dispatches first high-speed container train from Vladivostok port

Russia's new oil export duty takes effect

APL volumes drop 12 percent

Shipbuilding orders to fall by 60% next year

Jurong Shipyard bags $200m floating production conversion

Thoresen Thai Agencies to invest in up to three energy infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia

China filling third government crude oil reserve

China Merchants slows port expansion plans

Shipping Corporation of India mulls laying up bulk carriers on Baltic index fall

Somali pirates invented story of attack by Faina crew - analyst

Oil price down to $41.53 in London and to $42.07 in New York

Ship arrival system to reduce Newcastle coal queues