News 2009 February 25

Cargo transit through Azerbaijan up 18.7% in Jan 09

Transneft on track to meet ESPO deadlines

Brostrom restructures tanker operations

ICTSI Ecuador unit starts operating new cranes, berth

Sea Port of Saint Petersburg invested over RUR 850 mln in infrastructure development in 2008

Three Russian Northern Fleet ships return to home port

Port business in Latvia for sale

Transit transportation by Ukrainian transport down 5.6% to 101.9 mln t in 2008

Intermodal transportations between Ukraine and Germany

Ukrzaliznitsya and sea ports of Ukraine collaboration

Gov't approves hike in oil export duty to $115.3 per tonne from March 1

Commercial seaport of Kherson to cut cargo transshipment by 18% in 2009

Wuhan boosts port investment

Shipping Corp of India cuts expansion plans

Dry bulk rates suffer largest fall of the year

Russian tanker escapes pirate attack off Nigeria

CMA CGM announces rate increase on all origins and destinations

Taipei launches 1.1 million TEU container terminal

Three Mexican ports on Gulf closed due to heavy winds

Odessa port to engage alternate cargos

Portland box traffic falls 28pc in January

Yangtze River ports register box, cargo growth in January

Russian tanker escapes pirate attack off Nigeria

Oil price up to $42.50 in London and to $39.96 in New York