News 2009 April 28

Container volumes continue to decline in China, the US and Europe

Net loss of Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard makes RUR 117 mln in Q1 09

Throughput of Latvian ports down 1.4% to 16.6 mln t in Q1 09

OOCL switches from Amsterdam to Rotterdam on two Asia – Europe services

China major port throughput seen recovering in Q2 : official

China's COSCO aims to list tanker business

India's Durgapur terminal commissioned

Qingdao Q1 cargo throughput volume up 3.3 percent

Emirates Shipping Line links with TS Lines

Kawasaki Kisen predicts 80% plunge in profit this fiscal year

PKN Orlen to pay for Mazeikiu Nafta this week

India's Puri port plans 10 mn. t. captive port

Russian tanker thwarts Somali pirate attack

Former FESCO head Yevgeny Ambrosov leaves the Group – Media

Sakhalin Shipping gives up its contract with Chinese shipyard

Port of Amsterdam ups transshipment by 7% to 19.3 mln t in Q1 09

RAS net profit of TransContainer down 61 times to RUR 9.7 mln

FESCO launches internet-service for keeping track of containers

Panama Canal expansion plans remain unaffected by downturn

Slashing orderbook good for yards too: BIMCO

China Shipping Container Lines posts Q1 net income loss of $176 million

Ashdod Port fined for polluting the Mediterranean Sea

MOL's full-year profit down by a third to $1.3 billion

APL volume drop by 22 percent from March 7 to April 3

Govt could introduce tax holidays for new oil fields in Black, Okhotskseas- Putin

Ventspils wants to maintain a ship route connection with Kuressaare

Poachers detained, ton of sturgeon seized in S. Russia

CMA CGM to add Japan-Mediterranean service

Maersk named world's best, Asia-Europe's best and best greenie

Oil price down to $50.32 in London and to $50.41 in New York