News 2008 December 11

Baltiysky Zavod to deliver second diesel electric icebreaker to RosMorPort in Q1 09

RosMorPort takes delivery of diesel-electric icebreaker Moskva built by Baltiysky Zavod

Hanjin Shipping signs 30-year lease agreement with JAXPORT

MMC Corp Bhd may sell port stake to fund expansion

French port strike could halt oil refineries

PortNews IAA to hold round table dedicated to oil spill response activities plans in Russia

Brazil's private ports law next year

LUKOIL export up 2.5% to 19.3 mln t of oil products in Jan-Sep 08

LUKOIL net income up 70.9% in Jan-Sep 08

Railroad tariff hike for 2009 may be introduced in phases - Zhukov

Russian Coast Guard detains 15 ships for poaching in Far East

Palmali Group accepts delivery of Araz River tanker built by Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard

DryShips cancels $400 mln purchase of four vessels

Somali pirates hijack two Yemeni ships

Italy region backs Gas Natural Trieste LNG terminal

EC approves $765 million aid for German container port

PIL and 'K' Line to restructure Asia to South Africa service

Vale denies VLOC order cancellations

Precious Shipping to buy 25 ships on price plunge

Seaspan takes delivery of sixth new containership in 2008 to China Shipping

Sovcomflot accumulates over 75 per cent of Novoship's ordinary voting shares

Throughput of Poti Sea Port up 4% to 6.32 mln t in Jan-Sep 08

New jetty of the Maasvlakte Oil Terminal starts on December 9

El Salvador mulls ports privatisation legislation

Oil price up to $42.40 in London and to $43.52 in New York