News 2008 December 25

Nigeria: Port Congestion - 51 vessels expected at Lagos ports

ClassNK passes 160 mln gt mark

Germans save Egyptian ship from Somali pirates

Mediterranean's largest shipyard only months away

Gazprom, Turkmen gov't sign Caspian pipeline requirements

Oil to be pumped via Transneft’s pipeline system could remain flat y-o-y in 2009

ExxonMobil to pay $6.1 mln for spill

Crew members of Primorye educational sailing vessel "Pallada" awarded with medals

Throughput of container terminal “Tuchkovo” up 4.5 times to 60,240 TEU in Jan-Nov 08

TransContainer provides saw-timber shipment in containers

United Arab Shipping announces integration of routes

Container turnover of DVTG up 52.7% to 225,000 TEU in Jan-Nov 08

Oil price down to $35.35 in London and to $36.61 in New York

Rotterdam to raise port dues by 1pc

MSC's 13,800-TEU biggest box ship ever noted by Germanisher Lloyd

CMA CGM will impose a piracy risk surcharge from January 1