News 2009 March 18

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers abolishes additional 13% import duty for all goods except automobiles and fridges

All-Russia forum "Current State and Prospects for Development of Russian Bunker Services Market" to be held in St. Petersburg on June 25-26

Oleg Belozerov appointed deputy Minister of Transport of the RF

Hamburg posts inland shipping record for 2008

Russia's oil exports down 3.4% to 150 mln bbls in Jan 09

Two European shipper associations to merge

Idle container fleet hits 484 ships

Panama ports January throughput up 10.9%

Shipping lines launch Far East - East Coast South America joint service

Dalian Port plans to form a $380.4 million LNG terminal joint venture with PetroChina

The government of Ukraine initiates abolition of an additional 13% import duty

Asia-Australia lines to hike rates from April 15

Ukrainian ports to terminate joint operation agreements with private companies

Vakaru laivu remontas strengthens its positions in the modernization of ships

Container transshipment through Baltic ports falls

Operation of ports controlled by Vladimir Lisin to be managed by Valeri Fedorov

OMZ Special Steels’ products certified by Russian River Register

Export-Import Bank of Korea to grant 4trillion won loan to shipbuilders

Rizhao to establish international iron ore trading centre

Los Angeles and Long Beach figures down 40% in February

Oil price up to $48.24 in London and to $49.16 in New York

India's govt mulls Rs 1000 crore package for shipping companies