News 2009 May 14

Vakaru Laivu Statykla subsidiaries load 3,000-ton platform onto barge

Net loss of Archangelsk Sea Commercial Port down 15.5% to RUR 23.3 mln in Q1 09

RF industrial safety watchdog approves expert report of project on construction of Vistino oil terminal

Aegean Marine to sell two specialty ro-ro tankers

Port of Hamburg’s Birthday pulls 1.2m visitors

MOL introduces direct US - Asia service

Finnlines opens passenger service to Poland

Throughput of Ust-Luga port up 20% to 2.595 mln t in Jan-Apr 09

Wartsila to cut about a third of the workforce

Khorfakkan Container Terminal starts direct Gulf-Japan service

PKN Orlen reports loss as oil falls and zloty weakens

Greece expects to sign agreement with Russia regarding South Stream gas pipeline

Net loss of North-Western Shipping Company down 4.8 times to RUR 211.9 mln in Q1 09

Eimskip sells 65% of its shares in Containerships

Port of Riga to increase cargo throughput by 1.5 % in 2009

Singapore's April port volumes drops 18 pct to 2.09 million TEUs

Net loss of Murmansk Commercial Seaport makes RUR 361.4 mln in Q1 09

Net loss of Lotos Shipyard down 2.3 times to RUR 11.1 mln in Q1 09

Palmali takes delivery of fifth New Armada type tanker from Krasnoye Sormovo

Bank of China grants US$2.93-bln loan to COSCO Container Lines

Fredriksen raises stake in TUI to 18 pct -source

Malaysia's Scomi Marine Q1 net profit up 6%

Jawaharlal Nehru strike ends

Ukraine will sign free trade zone agreement with EU in 10-11 months -Yushchenko

Hyundai Heavy says submitted bid for Hyundai Corp

MOL ready to use Vietnam as SE Asia hub

Number of Somali piracy attacks this year surpasses whole of 2008

CNOOC signs Australian gas deal with BG

Lithuanian and Russian Ministers for Transport to meet in Klaipeda

Oil price down to $57.34 in London and to $58.02 in New York